United States v. The City of Calera, AL (N.D. Ala. 2008)
On October 24, 2008, the Department simultaneously filed a
complaint and proposed consent decree against the City of Calera, AL alleging violations of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. On August 25, the Department interposed a Section 5
objection against the City regarding numerous annexations and the 2008 redistricting plan.
The consent decree, which was entered by the court on October 29, will stop implementation of the new voting districts until Section 5 preclearance is obtained.
United States v. Waller County, TX (S.D. Tex. 2008)
On October 9, 2008, the Department simultaneously filed a complaint and consent decree against Waller County, TX regarding the County's voter registration practices and procedures that violated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42. U.S.C. ยง 1971(a)(2)(B). The violations primarily affected students at Prairie View A&M University, an historically black college. On October 17, the court entered a consent
decree which enjoins the County from further implementation of unprecleared registration practices and requires it to reprocess those applications that were wrongly rejected, develop a training program for voluntary deputy registrars, and initiate voter registration programs on the Priarie A&M campus.
United States v. North Harris Montgomery Community College District