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ELECTION LAW — STATE LEGISLATION — CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT INTERPRETS STATE ACT TO EXPAND REACH OF VOTE DILUTION PROTECTION. — Pico Neighborhood Ass’n v. City of Santa Monica, 534 P.3d 54 (Cal. 2023).
| Title: | ELECTION LAW — STATE LEGISLATION — CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT INTERPRETS STATE ACT TO EXPAND REACH OF VOTE DILUTION PROTECTION. — Pico Neighborhood Ass’n v. City of Santa Monica, 534 P.3d 54 (Cal. 2023). |
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| Source: | Harvard Law Review. Apr2024, Vol. 137 Issue 6, p1781-1788. 8p. |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on the California Supreme Court's interpretation of the California Voting Rights Act in the case of Pico Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of Santa Monica, expanding the protection against vote dilution for minority groups beyond. It states that the decision has the potential to enhance minority voting rights and representative power, setting a precedent for other states with similar state voting rights acts (SVRAs). |
| Subject Terms: | *Actions & defenses (Law), Minorities, Suffrage, Law reports, digests, etc. |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| ISSN: | 0017811X |
| Database: | Business Source Complete |
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