Petition of the day

Thepetition of the day is:

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 byShelby County v. Holder; (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred in holding that, although the challenged reforms did not adversely affect minority voting, the North Carolina legislature nonetheless intended to deny African Americans the right to vote; and (3) whether statistical racial disparities in the use of voting mechanisms or procedures are relevant to a vote denial claim under Section 2.