Supreme Court voids key provision of Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court ruled that the preclearance provision cannot be enforced without an up to date coverage formula. The 5-4 decision centers on 40 year old data, while keeping the advance approval requirement intact for now and directing Congress to modernize the formula. The ruling affects Alabama and Mississippi voting laws and signals a shift in election law oversight.
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Judge weighs police calls in Trayvon Martin case
In Sanford Florida Judge Debra Nelson weighs admitting six month police calls by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman who reported suspects described as black males The recordings could show ill will and context for the fatal shooting of 17 year old Trayvon Martin Prosecutors say the calls support a breaking point theory while the defense seeks to exclude them The trial also featured testimony about the confrontation and graphic photos of Martins body with prosecutors detailing revive attempts and Zimmerman setting up the neighborhood watch
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Bluefield Plans One Way Streets In Downtown
Bluefield City Board votes 3 0 with two members absent to convert Raleigh and Commerce Streets from two way to one way between Federal and Scott streets effective soon. Traffic will flow east to west on Commerce and west to east on Raleigh with two new stop signs on Scott and Raleigh.
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