Case: Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General, et al.
Abbreviation: Shelby County v. Holder
Decision Date: 2012-11-09
Docket Number: No. 12-96
Citation: 568 U.S. 1006
Volume: 568
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General, et al.
Judges: 
Pages: 1006–1006

Head Matter:
No. 12-96.
Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General, et al.

Opinion:
C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Whether Congress' decision in 2006 to reauthorize §5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-existing coverage formula of § 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act exceeded its authority under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and thus violated the Tenth Amendment and Article IV of the Constitution."