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orleans and current president and ceo of the national urban league, mark morial. thanks for being with us. great to see you today. a major announcement from the attorney general eric holder today. what is your expectation now? well, the audience received the attorney general s remarks with great enthusiasm. the idea that he would continue and the justice department would continue to enforce the voting rights act with vigor and with all resources at its disposal. so the announcement that they would seek to bring texas back in to section 5 coverage was welcome given the fact that a court has already found that texas engaged in intentional discrimination. that s i think the operative word. there s already been a finding and that triggers, we think, the opportunity for the justice department to bring them back in. it was well received and the

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130725:17:55:00

twitter @mitchellreports. tamron hall has a look at what s next. texas attorney general hitting back after eric holder announces that the obama administration plans to take on texas in the battle over voting rights. pete williams will break down what the justice department can do after the supreme court struck down the most powerful portion of the voting rights act. plus, new reports the operator of that derailed train in spain may have been going nearly 70 over the speed limit. plus we re learning more about how many victims were on board, including americans. and reports now out that the nfl is considering a plan to check prospects for gang tattoos following the arrest of aaron hernandez for murder charges. the edge of sports will join us. this is a proposal, reportedly, but is it going too far? it s our news nation gut check.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130227:14:11:00

self-described independents. and the regional breakdown, support for stricter gun laws, even in the northeast, where many states already have strict laws and support is already high, but it s up four points in a month in the west. four points in the midwest. and it s up a full eight points in the south. and support for stricter laws is up four points in urban communities, three points in suburban communities, and this is a big one, it s up nine points in rural communities. the supreme court hears oral arguments today in a case that challenges a key provision of the voting rights act of the 1965. section five in the landmark law was included to prevent voter discrimination. it requires that certain states obtain permission from the federal government before changing any voting laws. those states include alabama, alaska, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, and virginia. parts of seven other states are also covered under the law. the state of alabama is challenging t

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130227:14:12:00

law was designed to prevent. just a few minutes ago, longtime civil rights leader and georgia democratic congressman, john lewis, challenged that claim. we have come a great distance since then due in large parts to the voting rights act, but efforts the undermine the voting power of a minority did not end in 1965. there are still forces in this country that want to take us back, to another period, but we re not going back. we ve come too far. we made too much progress to go back. there s also the issue of precedent. the supreme court upheld the act s constitutionality back in 1966, and it s been reauthorized by congress four times. in a political op-ed, two former judiciary committee chairman, including republican jim sens sensenbrenner said, based on ample legal precedent and our systemic review during reauthorization, we expect the supreme court to continue to declare that section 5 is

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130227:18:01:00

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