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0 jurisdiction? >> any understanding is the judge i -- >> he held the warden in contempt but we haven't seen improvement. >> he asked for a review and the justice department is conducting a review. the marshals did an inspection the other day that was reported in the news and the civil rights division is examining the circumstances. this is the district of columbia jail not the prison system. >> as i explained to members i view the wearing of facemasks as a safety issue and important matter of order and decorum because i'm responsible for preserving order and decorum in this committee i am req...

Quote. the same article said, quote, we are also up against a supreme court that is keen on destroying our nation's most consequential voting rights law. for our audience familiar with the congressional deadlock over voting rights, can you elaborate more on the role this court has played? >> absolutely. you know, it was a roberts court, and roberts in the majority opinion in the shelby versus holder case that threw out section 4, invalidated section 4, which was the coverage formula to determine which jurisdictions had a recent history of voter discrimination, therefore, had to have their laws...

Supreme court struck down the coverage formula which they said was based on the past practices and not what was happening now and was unconstitutional. so texas no longer were under clearance regime, had to have voting changes cleared by department of justice. hr-4 would re-establish that coverage formula but have it national to apply to any states with voting rights violations in last 25 years, met a certain threshold, would be in preclearance, and other great things too, certain changes would have to be precluded no matter where they occurred and provide reasonable notice to voters ahead of ...

Gonna be difficult in the senate the hr4 is still really really important because it restores the voting rights act and improves it from what was done to it in 2013 went to the supreme court struck down the coverage formula. they said the coverage from light was based on past practices and for that reason it was unconstitutional and they struck down that formula. in states like my state, texas, no longer run the plea clearance regime which is cleared by the department of justice. hr4 will real establish that coverage formula but have a national coverage formula that could apply to any state th...

Toggle open close   H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, would give liberal bureaucrats in the Department of Justice (DOJ) the power to veto changes of polling place locations, voter ID and registration requirements, and the boundary lines in redistricting in every single state. It would also change legal standards to make it almost impossible for states to defend themselves against meritless litigation. Supreme Court Ruling in Shelby County v. Holder H.R. 4 is intended to overturn the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Shelby County v. Holder (2013),RE...