42-U.S.C.-1973AA-2
§1973Aa-2 – §1973Aa-2. Judicial Relief; Civil Actions By The Attorney General; Three-Judge District Court; Appeal to Supreme Court
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Title 42 > Chapter 20 > Subchapter I-B > Section 1973aa-2
Details
- Reference: Section 1973aa-2
- Legend: §1973Aa-2 – §1973Aa-2. Judicial Relief; Civil Actions By The Attorney General; Three-Judge District Court; Appeal to Supreme Court
- USCode Year: 2011
Provision Content
Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a State or political subdivision (a) has enacted or is seeking to administer any test or device as a prerequisite to voting in violation of the prohibition contained in section 1973aa of this title, or (b) undertakes to deny the right to vote in any election in violation of section 1973aa–1 or 1973aa–1a of this title, he may institute for the United States, or in the name of the United States, an action in a district court of the United States, in accordance with sections 1391 through 1393 of title 28, for a restraining order, a preliminary or permanent injunction, or such other order as he deems appropriate. An action under this subsection shall be heard and determined by a court of three judges in accordance with the provisions of section 2284 of title 28 and any appeal shall be to the Supreme Court.
(Pub. L. 89–110, title II, §204, formerly §203, as added Pub. L. 91–285, §6, June 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 317; renumbered §204 and amended Pub. L. 94–73, title III, §§302, 303, title IV, §406, Aug. 6, 1975, 89 Stat. 403, 405.)
References in Text
Section 1393 of title 28, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 100–702, title X, §1001(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4664.
Amendments
1975—Pub. L. 94–73 inserted reference to section 1973aa–1a of this title and substituted reference to section 2284 of title 28 for reference to section 2282 of title 28.
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