Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
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Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a key federal provision that prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in certain language minority groups.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Context triple: [VRA, containsProvision, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act]
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A.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
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B.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened voting rights protections, notably by extending coverage to language minorities and renewing key provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened protections against racial discrimination in voting, including temporarily lowering the voting age to 18 in federal elections and extending key enforcement provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
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E.
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in places of public accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, and theaters.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Target entity description: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a key federal provision that prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in certain language minority groups.
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A.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
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B.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened voting rights protections, notably by extending coverage to language minorities and renewing key provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened protections against racial discrimination in voting, including temporarily lowering the voting age to 18 in federal elections and extending key enforcement provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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D.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
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E.
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in places of public accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, and theaters.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provision of federal law
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section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| allows | private right of action ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 ⓘ |
| amendedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all jurisdictions in the United States
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at-large election systems ⓘ federal elections ⓘ local elections ⓘ redistricting plans ⓘ state elections ⓘ voter qualification requirements ⓘ voting procedures and practices ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
political subdivisions of states
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states ⓘ |
| codifiedAt | 52 U.S.C. § 10301 ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| covers |
vote denial claims
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vote dilution claims ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | proof of discriminatory intent ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
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private plaintiffs ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| keyCase |
Allen v. Milligan
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Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee ⓘ Thornburg v. Gingles ⓘ |
| languageMinorityGroupsDefinedBy | Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| legalStandard |
results test
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totality of the circumstances test ⓘ |
| notLimitedBy | coverage formula of Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| partOf | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| previousCitation | 42 U.S.C. § 1973 ⓘ |
| prohibits |
abridgment of the right to vote on account of race or color
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denial of the right to vote on account of race or color ⓘ voting practices that discriminate against members of language minority groups ⓘ voting practices that discriminate on the basis of color ⓘ voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure equal opportunity for minority voters to participate in the political process
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to prevent practices that result in minority voters having less opportunity than others to elect representatives of their choice ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
minority vote dilution
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racially polarized voting ⓘ |
| remedy |
changes to election systems or district boundaries
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declaratory judgment ⓘ injunctive relief ⓘ |
| requires | evaluation of social and historical conditions affecting minority political participation ⓘ |
| standardOfProof | discriminatory result ⓘ |
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Subject: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Description of subject: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a key federal provision that prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in certain language minority groups.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
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modifiesProvision
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Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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linked to: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
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statuteInterpreted
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Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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linked to: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
linked to: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Thornburg v. Gingles
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holding
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Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits election practices that result in vote dilution even without proof of discriminatory intent
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linked to: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act