Supreme Court leaves intact ruling ending private Voting Rights Act lawsuits in seven states
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower court decision that strips private individuals and ...
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Federal judge rules Alabama Senate map violates Voting Rights Act, orders new majority-Black district
A federal judge ruled Friday that Alabama’s current state Senate district map violates Section 2 of the ...
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What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights ...
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Senate reintroduces ‘The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act’
Senate Democrats have officially reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), a sweeping legislative ...
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Who is John Lewis?
Revered as the "conscience of the Congress," John Lewis spent his life fighting for racial justice, ...
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Supreme Court halts lower court ruling blocking private lawsuits under the Voting Rights Act
These states include North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, and Minnesota.
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