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New Voting Rights Act aims to restore protections of 1965 legislation
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced by more than 200 House Democrats ahead of the anniversary of ...
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Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act: Vote dilution and vote deprivation
It is part of SCOTUSblog’s 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project with Election Law at Ohio State. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is widely considered to be the single most important federal ...
The Omaha Public Library is celebrating Women's History Month with UNO professor's new book
As part of Women's History Month, the Omaha Public Library is showcasing Cass and her work on March 23, 2025, in the ...
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Commemorating 60 years since 'Bloody Sunday' and the fight for voting rights
On Aug. 4, 1965, the United States Senate passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This “act to enforce the 15th Amendment to the Constitution” was signed into law 95 years after the amendment ...
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The federal Voting Rights Act was gutted. States now want their own versions.
The federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark civil rights law during one of most pivotal times in American history. Black Americans and their allies marched, lobbied and died for the vote ...