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Democrats Push State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections
Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.
Brennan Center for Justice12dOpinion
Voting Rights Act at 60: Congress Could Hit New Low with SAVE Act
The new legislation would require American citizens to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to ...
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Under Trump, the Justice Department is stepping away from some voting rights cases
Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department has stepped away from some voting rights lawsuits, leaving behind a ...
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How bloodshed in Selma led to the US Voting Rights Act 1965
The bloodshed in Selma prompted President Lyndon B Johnson to push for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress. The landmark Act ...
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ACLU Celebrates Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Amidst 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
The bill seeks to counteract the damage inflicted by Supreme Court rulings that have severely weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), including Shelby County v. Holder (2013) and Brnovich v.