Category: Voting Rights Act

VRA Turns 49: Looking Back and Looking Forward at Voting Rights

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Forty-ninth anniversaries don’t usually garner much attention, but today a 49th anniversary—though filled with pathos—is worth commemorating. The Voting Rights... Read more

Senate Committee Takes First Step Toward Moving Voting Rights Bill Forward

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One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, gutting the preclearance requirements... Read more

Voting Rights Protections Cannot Wait

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Congress’s approval ratings are at all-time record lows. Americans have lost faith in our elected officials. The public no longer... Read more

Most Americans Strongly Support Voting Rights Act, Says Report

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More than 10 months have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court shocked the American public by striking down Section 4(B)... Read more

Voting Rights Are Under Attack, Says President Obama

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President Obama said voting rights are under attack and condemned anti-voting measures at partisan at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action... Read more

Celebrate Black History Month, Register to Vote

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“Citizenship means standing up for everyone’s right to vote,” said President Barack Obama at his State of the Union Address... Read more

Obama Calls for Standing up For Voting Rights in SOTU

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In his State of the Union Address last night, President Obama stressed to members of Congress the importance of bipartisanship... Read more

Hope for a Voting Rights Fix

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Today, members of Congress took an important first step in restoring and reinvigorating the protections afforded by the Voting Rights... Read more

Voter Suppression Schemes Under the Radar After Shelby County Decision

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In one of the best analogies ever found in a Supreme Court opinion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg likened the Voting... Read more

March on Washington Anniversary Highlights Current Issue with Voting Rights

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This week marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Civil rights leaders are gathering... Read more