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Voting Rights Act Returns to the Supreme Court
A Louisiana redistricting case signals that further attacks on the Voting Rights Act may be coming, putting fair ...
Elie Mystal: Every Law Older Than 1965 Voting Rights Act Should Be Considered Presumptively Unconstitutional
"The Nation" columnist Elie Mystal explained on "The Breakfast Club" why he thinks the U.S. should scrap the Constitution and ...
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The Western Journal on MSN2dOpinion
Watch: Racist Lib Guest on 'The View' Unknowingly Pushes Repeal of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sonny Hostin Nods Along
And, predictably, host Sunny Hostin -- also a lawyer, mind you -- just nodded along in agreement. Hostin brought up the Immigration and Nationality Act, which President Donald Trump's administration ...
Yahoo14d
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 ...
Maryland Reporter14d
It’s NOT Time To Pass the Maryland Voting Rights Act
“Earlier this year, congressional Republicans introduced the SAVE Act, legislation that would make it more ... that meeting the criteria for one or both does not deny any voting rights to anyone who ...
Nancy On Norwalk14d
Letter to the Editor: The SAVE Act Threatens Voting Rights for Millions of Americans
As such, the SAVE Act is a scare tactic and a way to gin up hostility against voters who may “look” or “sound” foreign. (Fact-Check: True. Federal law prohibits non-citizens from voting in federal ...
Governing14d
Blue States Seek to Enact Their Own Voting Rights Acts
A commemoration earlier this month of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. Sixty years ago, attacks on marchers in Selma helped lead to passage of the federal Voting Rights Act. Seeing federal ...
Brennan Center for Justice14d
Voting Rights Act at 60: Congress Could Hit New Low with SAVE Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 marked the zenith of congressional action to protect civil rights — a moment when an organized civil rights movement, partisan political realignment, and public acts of ...
The Emory Wheel14d
Students participate in civil rights tour, reenact 1965 Selma marches on 60th anniversary
Five Emory University students participated in a civil rights tour that culminated in a reenactment of the 1965 march from Selma ... “It’s about voting rights. It’s about dignity as a human being.
Human Rights First15d
Restricting the Ballot: How the SAVE Act Could Undermine Voting Rights
This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First ... meet the requirements of the SAVE Act as written. Supporters of the bill claim it’s necessary to stop ...
Native News Online15d
The SAVE Act Could Block Millions of Americans from Voting, Including Native Americans
The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which will require all Americans ... Native communities already experience barriers to voting ...