40th Anniversary of Selma March Celebrated”

A.P. offers this report on the violence in March 1965 against civil rights marchers that helped insure the passage of the Voting Rights Act. The article notes: “Certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act, such as the use of federal examiners and a requirement for Justice Department approval of election law changes, will be up for renewal by Congress in 2007.” My article discussing the potential constitutional problems with renewal of the preclearance provisions of the act will appear next month in the Ohio State Law Journal.

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