Legal Opinion
LaRoque v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 18, 2012No. 11-5349PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
In November 2008 the citizens of Kinston, North Carolina approved a referendum making local elections nonpartisan. Because Kinston is located in Lenoir County, one of several North Carolina counties covered by § 5 of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”), see 30 Fed. Reg. 9897 (Aug. 7, 1965), the city had to seek preclearance from the Department of Justice before the law could take effect. See 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. On August 17, 2009 the Attorney General interposed an objection on the grounds that the proposed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- David A. Clarke v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Georgia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Better Government Association v. Department of State National Wildlife Federation v. United States Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Shelby County, Ala. v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Campaign Legal Center v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2022
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