The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals found that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
When those details are missing, it is not our place to fill in the gaps, except when text and structure' require it, U.S. Circuit Judge David R. Stras wrote.
Rights so foundational to self-government and citizenship should not depend solely on the discretion or availability of the government's agents for protection, wrote Chief Judge Lavenski R. Smith.
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