A federal appeals court ruling Monday struck down significant enforcement of the Voting Rights Act in seven states, giving only the federal government and not citizens or private groups the right to sue.
WASHINGTON 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
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Although they make up 13.6% of the population, in parts of the US South, Black Americans can be up to 40% of some states. That same region also has a centuries-long history of depriving that population of their rights.
A divided federal appeals court has found that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal