Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade …
Jun 7, 2023 · 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 …
In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the 1965 Voting …
Jun 8, 2023 · On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped back from the brink of totally gutting the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, reaffirmed the precedent interpreting how legislative …
The Voting Rights Act is being attacked from 'every possible …
Nov 30, 2023 · We'll soon be entering another presidential election season, and some courts are laser focused on dismantling the Voting Rights Act, with the sharpest undercut handed down …
Voting Rights Act ruling is latest attempt by Trump-nominated ... - CNN
Nov 20, 2023 · In Monday’s groundbreaking decision, the 2-to-1 panel of the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that private plaintiffs, such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund or American …
The Supreme Court has chipped away at the Voting Rights Act ... - POLITICO
Jun 27, 2022 · The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been slowly whittled away over the last decade by the Supreme Court — and a case set to be heard in the fall could shrink the protections …
In 2024, Republicans Resolve to Eviscerate the Voting Rights Act
Jan 24, 2024 · Republicans’ full fledged assault on the Voting Rights Act is a shameful and relentless project that unfortunately will not cease in 2024. Thanks to the Voting Rights Act, …
U.S. court strikes down key path for enforcing voting rights : NPR
Nov 20, 2023 · Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union are planning to ask the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a panel ruling that struck down a key path for enforcing …
Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act
Jun 26, 2013 · WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, freeing nine states, mostly in the …
The slow dismantling of the Voting Rights Act - POLITICO
Dec 6, 2023 · UNDER SIEGE — A federal appeals court recently dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act by ruling on what at first glance might seem a small technicality: Who, exactly, is allowed …
Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act
Nov 20, 2023 · A federal appeals court moved on Monday to drastically weaken the Voting Rights Act, issuing a ruling that would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from filing...