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On 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, McClellan introduces bill to strengthen it
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation that outlawed racist voter disenfranchisement and expanded voting rights to Black Americans whose ability to cast a ballot had been severely limited,
The Voting Rights Act Marks Its 60th Anniversary as Its Core Provisions Are Being Eroded
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it,
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For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...
The latest order from the Supreme Court reminds us that the court exercises significant control over its docket and is ...
The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states. The law is under threat.
The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold, at least for now, a ruling by a federal appeals court that could limit the power ...
The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s ...
Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court started a timer on what some fear could be the demise of key provisions of the ...
The justices paused a lower court order pending a decision on whether the Supreme Court will take up the case, a major ...
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the ...
Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...
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