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Editorial: Another court decision weakens the Voting Rights Act. Will the Supreme Court right this wrong?

The landmark law provides a check on attempts to weaken the political power of nonwhite voters. But it's not much of a protection if it can't be enforced. ....

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Opinion: The outlandish ruling that could eviscerate what's left of the landmark Voting Rights Act

The decision by 8th Circuit Court Judge David Stras, a Trump appointee, seizes on a suggestion by Justice Clarence Thomas that few took seriously. ....

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Michigan voting rights advocates decry 'calamitous ruling' on Voting Rights Act

Following a federal court ruling limiting the scope of the Voting Rights Act, Michigan officials say the urgency has only increased to pass state-level legislation to protect minority voters. ....

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The Voting Rights Act could be eviscerated by this ruling

The decision by 8th Circuit Court Judge David Stras, a Trump appointee, seizes on a suggestion by Justice Clarence Thomas that few took seriously. ....

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The Voting Rights Act faces another huge threat from the right

Two judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit voted to gut what is left of the Voting Rights Act. ....

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