High court reconsidering Voting Rights Act

Jesse Choper quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, June 24, 2013 (registration required)

Such predictions might be overstated, said Jesse Choper…. He said a ruling overturning the law should send a message to Congress to pass a new version with updated coverage standards. That would be difficult in the current Congress, Choper acknowledged, but “it would depend a lot on the pressure being put on them.”