The petition of the day is: North Carolina v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP 16-833 Issues: (1) Whether a federal court has the authority to re-impose, under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the same “anti-retrogression” preclearance standard invalidated as to Section 5 by Shelby County v. Holder; (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals … Continue reading Petition of the day