State of Alaska, Amicus Curiae
Margaret Paton-Walsh, Counsel of Record
The State of Alaska filed an amicus brief in this case because it is a covered jurisdiction requiring preclearance under Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. Margaret Paton-Walsh is an assistant attorney general for the State of Alaska, where she practices in the Department of Law’s Labor and State Affairs Section. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 2, 2013. Alaska exists at the margin of Section 5 coverage. The State twice bailed out under the original bailout provision, but now stands unable to bail…
