voter rights
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Voter Suppression Still Evident, CBCF Panel Warns
Alabama is one of several states requiring photo identification to vote in the general election in November. The state also…
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Discrimination Suit Filed Against Alabama Judiciary System
A nonpartisan group of private lawyers started at the request of President Kennedy over 50 years ago has taken action…
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LAMBERT: Blacks Should be First in Line to Vote
Sometimes, we take simple issues and overthink them, making them infinitely more difficult than they need to be. The action…
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Nine Years Ago, Republicans Favored Voting Rights. What Happened?
(New York Times) – On July 20, 2006, the United States Senate voted to renew the Voting Rights Act for…
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On Anniversary, Obama Says Too Few Use Hard-Won Voting Right
CONNIE CASS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, President Barack Obama remembered…
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Brown: Court Should Stop Lawmakers from Redrawing District
MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown went to court Thursday to stop Florida lawmakers…
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‘Dark Money’: ALEC Wants Image Makeover
(Politico) – The Koch brothers-backed group that helped launch the push for voter ID laws and “stand your ground” statutes…
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NAACP Sponsors Panel, March and Rally in Shelby County on 2nd Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision Gutting Voting Rights Act
by John Zippert Special to the NNPA from the Greene County Democrat The Shelby County Chapter of the NAACP with…
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Texas Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Voter Photo ID Law
KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Supporters and opponents of a Texas law requiring specific forms of photo…
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Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Voter ID Law
JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily reinstated Texas’ tough voter ID…
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