Arkansas United, et al. v. John Thurston, in His Official Capacity as the Secretary of State of Arkansas et al.
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Whether private plaintiffs may maintain a suit in equity for declaratory and injunctive relief against state actors to prevent the continued enforcement of a state law preempted by Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, and whether Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act is enforceable by private plaintiffs
The questions presented are: 1. Whether private plaintiffs may maintain a suit in equity for declaratory and injunctive relief against state actors to prevent the continued enforcement of a state law preempted by Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10508. 2. Whether Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10508, is enforceable by private plaintiffs.