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Voting Rights Act of 1965
US federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965. Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections.
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🇺🇸 Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the...
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🇺🇸 The redistricting fight shifts to the courtroomHigh-stakes legal cases that could determine the majority loom in nearly a dozen states, with just months to go until the November election....
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