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Updated at 12:35 p.m. ETThe Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of the Voting Rights Act, weakening a tool the federal government has used for nearly five decades to block discriminatory voting laws.In a five-to-four ruling, the court ruled that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. That section of the landmark 1965 law provides the formula for determining which states must have any changes to their voting laws pre-approved by the Justice Department s civil rights division or the D.C. federal court. Nine states are required to get pre-clearance, as are certain jurisdictions in seven other states. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that Section 4 is unconstitutional because the standards by which states are judged are based on decades-old data and eradicated practices. Nearly 50 years later, things h stanley cup becher ave changed dramatically, Roberts wrote. The tests and devices that blocked ballot access have been forbidden nationwide for over 40 years. Yet the Act has not eased [Section 5 s] restrictions or narrowed the scope of [Section 4 s] coverage formula along the way. Those extraordinary and unprecedented featureswere reauthorized--as if nothing had changed. Supreme Court holds off on major affirmative action decisionSupreme Cour stanley uk t will review Obama s re stanley drinking cup cess appointments Joining Roberts in the majority opinion were Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Qqkc Waxman Asks Mukasey To Help Secure CIA Leak Records
The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from stanley us the pulpit to do her part to implement God s will from the governor s office.What she didn t tell worshippers stanley cup gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.An Associated Press review of the Republican vice presidential candidate s record as Wasilla mayor and Alas stanley quencher ka governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways that blur the line between church and state. The U.S. Constitution provides for the separation of church and state. Since she took state office in late 2006, the governor and her family have spent more than $13,000 in taxpayer funds to attend at least 10 religious events and meetings with Christian pastors, including Franklin Graham, the son of evangelical preacher Billy Graham, records show.Palin was baptized Roman Catholic as a newborn and baptized again in a Pentecostal Assemblies of God church when she was a teenager. She has worshipped at a nondenominational Bible church since 2002, opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest and supports classroom discussions about creationism. Since she was nominated last month as John McCain s running mate, Palin s deep faith and support for traditional moral values have ralli
Updated at 12:35 p.m. ETThe Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of the Voting Rights Act, weakening a tool the federal government has used for nearly five decades to block discriminatory voting laws.In a five-to-four ruling, the court ruled that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. That section of the landmark 1965 law provides the formula for determining which states must have any changes to their voting laws pre-approved by the Justice Department s civil rights division or the D.C. federal court. Nine states are required to get pre-clearance, as are certain jurisdictions in seven other states. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that Section 4 is unconstitutional because the standards by which states are judged are based on decades-old data and eradicated practices. Nearly 50 years later, things h stanley cup becher ave changed dramatically, Roberts wrote. The tests and devices that blocked ballot access have been forbidden nationwide for over 40 years. Yet the Act has not eased [Section 5 s] restrictions or narrowed the scope of [Section 4 s] coverage formula along the way. Those extraordinary and unprecedented featureswere reauthorized--as if nothing had changed. Supreme Court holds off on major affirmative action decisionSupreme Cour stanley uk t will review Obama s re stanley drinking cup cess appointments Joining Roberts in the majority opinion were Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Qqkc Waxman Asks Mukasey To Help Secure CIA Leak Records
The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from stanley us the pulpit to do her part to implement God s will from the governor s office.What she didn t tell worshippers stanley cup gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.An Associated Press review of the Republican vice presidential candidate s record as Wasilla mayor and Alas stanley quencher ka governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways that blur the line between church and state. The U.S. Constitution provides for the separation of church and state. Since she took state office in late 2006, the governor and her family have spent more than $13,000 in taxpayer funds to attend at least 10 religious events and meetings with Christian pastors, including Franklin Graham, the son of evangelical preacher Billy Graham, records show.Palin was baptized Roman Catholic as a newborn and baptized again in a Pentecostal Assemblies of God church when she was a teenager. She has worshipped at a nondenominational Bible church since 2002, opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest and supports classroom discussions about creationism. Since she was nominated last month as John McCain s running mate, Palin s deep faith and support for traditional moral values have ralli
