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Supreme Court May Weaken 1965 Voting Rights Act Further

"This Court has been extraordinarily unfriendly to the Voting Rights Act over the last couple of decades," a voting rights expert told Newsweek.

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

What to know about the Voting Rights Act and the Supreme Court cases that may unravel it

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states. The law is under threat.

Law.com · 2d

Supreme Court Will Consider Challenge to Voting Rights Act Remedies

The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority voters.

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Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the ...

Opinion

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Supreme Court could end race-based voting districts. Good. They're antiquated. | Opinion

A redistricting war between red and blue states has erupted – and it's bigger than Texas. Here's what to know about Louisiana v. Callais.

PBS4y

Supreme Court's latest ruling further guts Voting Rights Act of 1965

Opponents state the latest rulings will make it harder for people of color, many of whom vote Democratic, to vote and challenge future state laws they say violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ...

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