The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act aimed to strengthen the Voting Rights Act by updating the preclearance formula struck down in Shelby County v. Holder and addressing the weakening of Section 2 in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, which had introduced a novel interpretation of the law that would permit some racially discriminatory voting practices in certain circumstances.
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