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Ten years of a crippled Voting Rights Act: how states make it harder to vote

In a 5-4 ruling in 2013, the supreme court weakened the Voting Rights Act, clearing the way for state legislatures to pass voter suppression laws

The Guardian - US

Voting rights advocates welcomed a Supreme Court win. But the fight isn't over

An unexpected U.S. Supreme Court ruling has upheld a key section of the Voting Rights Act. But many voting rights advocates and legal scholars are bracing for new efforts to dismantle the law.

WEKU

Chief Justice Roberts Is Not A "Weather Vain." He's Just So Vain.

He probably thinks the Court is about him.

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The Territoriality Principle Without a Clause

A brief comment on National Pork Producers v. Ross

Reason

Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that's still shaping American politics

For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. As a scholar of American voting rights, I believe their long game is finally bearing fruit.

The Conversation

TX GOP suppression derails eco justice

Voter suppression blocks calls by Texans of color for regulation and climate action

Salon

How a 2013 US Supreme Court ruling enabled states to enact election laws without federal approval

Since 2019, legislators and election officials in Florida have revised, passed and enforced restrictive voting laws that make it harder for poor people, former felons and people of color – who traditionally favor Democrats in elections – to vote.

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Redrawn Arizona congressional map drains Native American voting power

Tribal areas have been swept into a new majority Republican district where GOP candidates ignore Native issues

The Guardian - US

West Indies v England: third Test, day two – as it happened

Chris Woakes took three wickets to reduce West Indies to 95-6, but Joshua Da Silva’s unbeaten half-century helped them recover to 232-8 at the close

The Guardian - UK

'Many gave up on us': Kieron Pollard after West Indies won T20I series against England

BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): West Indies' white-ball skipper Kieron Pollard has said that every individual in the dressing room has rallied around and the T20I series win against England is a special one.

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