New York, California, Mississippi, and North Carolina; Amici Curiae
Barbara D. Underwood, Counsel of Record
New York, California, Mississippi, and North Carolina are amici in this case because they are covered in whole or in part by Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act. Barbara D. Underwood has served as New York’s solicitor general since January 2007. She was acting U.S. solicitor general from January to June of 2001. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 1, 2013. With overwhelming bipartisan support in 2006, Congress reauthorized the preclearance process contained in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Preclearance has historically…
