Tag: Voting Rights Act
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Voting rights advocates try to put oversight back the map
By Kara Brandeisky ProPublica When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act last June, justices left it to Congress to decide how to fix the law. But while Congress deliberates, activists are turning again to the courts: At least 10 lawsuits have the potential to bring states and…
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The other crucial civil rights case the Supreme Court will be ruling on
By Suevon Lee ProPublica.org On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear two cases challenging state and federal laws which prevent the legal union between same-sex couples. But it’s not the only significant civil rights case the Court has decided to take up this term.