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Voting Rights Decision: Supreme Court Rules On Voting Rights Act Case (FULL TEXT)

FULL TEXT: Supreme Court Rules On Voting Rights Act Case
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, deciding that the provision cannot be enforced until Congress creates a new formula to determine which states and counties need to have changes to voting laws cleared by the federal government or in federal court.

The decision on the Voting Rights Act came by a 5-4 vote.

Below, the opinion in Shelby County v. Holder:

Correction: An earlier version of this piece included the text of a different Supreme Court decision. It has been replaced.

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Supreme Court Justices
Chief Justice John Roberts(01 of09)
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Antonin Scalia (02 of09)
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Serving since: Sept. 26, 1986 (credit:(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) )
Anthony Kennedy (03 of09)
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Serving since: Feb. 18, 1988 (credit:(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) )
Clarence Thomas(04 of09)
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Serving since: Oct. 23, 1991 (credit:(TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images) )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg(05 of09)
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Serving since: Aug. 10, 1993 (credit:(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) )
Stephen Breyer (06 of09)
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Serving since: Aug. 3, 1994 (credit:(TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images) )
Samuel Alito(07 of09)
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Serving since: Jan. 31, 2006 (credit:(MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) )
Sonia Sotomayor (08 of09)
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Serving since: Aug. 8, 2009 (credit:(TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images) )
Elena Kagan(09 of09)
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