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Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can't sue
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of p...
Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama s...