Before the Court in Shelby County v. Holder
The Justices Weigh in the Voting Rights Act
At 10:14 a.m. on February 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 12–96, Shelby County, Alabama v. Eric Holder, et al. At 11:30 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Bert Rein, counsel for Shelby County, and Donald Verrilli, U.S. solicitor general. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of Shelby County JUSTICE GINSBURG: Mr. Rein, you keep emphasizing over and over again in your brief, [voter] registration, and you said it a couple of times, this Congress…
