Given the history of discrimination that gays and lesbians have experienced in this country, it was our belief the President accepted the recommendation that I made to him--that a heightened level of scrutiny was appropriate.
Holder discusses the recommendation for heightened scrutiny regarding the constitutionality of a statute.
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This is a classic Section 2 violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crown jewel of the civil rights movement. The political power of African- Americans in Alabama was diluted, unconstitutionally, statutorily, inappropriately…
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