Supreme Court of the United States
Veasey v. Perry
October 18, 2014
Summary
Justice Ginsburg, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, dissented from the Court's denial of applications to vacate the Fifth Circuit's stay of the District Court's permanent injunction against Texas Senate Bill 14. She argued that the District Court's judgment rested on an extensive record finding ballot-access discrimination and that the Fifth Circuit failed to accord proper deference. The dissent contended the stay standards require evaluating likelihood of success on the merits, which was supported by evidence of discriminatory purpose and effect.