Supreme Court sides with Ala. governor
In a 7-2 ruling, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says Gov. Bob Riley did not need advance approval from the federal government to fill the vacancy.
The case involves a provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that requires Alabama and several other states - most of them in the South - to get federal approval before changing election procedures that affect minority voters.
Ginsburg says the issue in this case is a narrow one that does not have broader application to voting rights disputes.
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