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Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act

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A new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights Act

The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.

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Supreme Court pauses ruling that weakened 1965 Voting Rights Act

Native American tribes in North Dakota challenged a state legislative map they said dilutes their voting power. An appeals court said they can't sue.

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Supreme Court temporarily pauses rollbacks to the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that would have weakened the Voting Rights Act on Thursday, granting Native American groups that brought the suit a temporary win. Why it matters: If the Supreme Court ultimately sides with the lower court,

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Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Signal Support to Weaken Voting Rights Act

Justice Brett Kavanaugh granted a stay, but fellow conservatives Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have denied the application ...

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Voting Rights Act Fast Facts

Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was enacted in response to voter suppression in the 1960s by state governments, ...

Civil rights, democracy hits put Black America in ‘state of emergency,’ National Urban League says

Since taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has issued executive orders that forced businesses, schools, universities ...

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