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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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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.

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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, ...

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Accessible Voting is Under Attack 35 Years After the ADA

From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with ...

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New Voting Rights Act to restore protections of 1965 legislation

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 changed all that because courageous Americans like John Lewis put their lives on the line. Over the past decade, ...

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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 ...

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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