WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an unexpected reprieve to a landmark law barring racial discrimination in voting after rolling back its protections over the past decade, but more challenges to the Voting Rights Act seem certain based on actions by Republican legislators in numerous states.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Alabama Laws Against Panhandling alabamanews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alabamanews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A federal judge last week struck down Alabama laws against panhandling as unconstitutional, statutes that opponents said criminalized poverty. U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins issued the order March 10