Category: Voting Rights Act

Project Vote Urges Attorney General Abbott to Protect the Rights of Texas Voters

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Statement from Michael Slater on Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Monitors in Texas and Attorney General Abbott’s response:... Read more

Citizens Fight Back to Defend Voting Rights

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Voting rights is the latest subject to be examined in the magazine Human Rights, a publication of the American Bar... Read more

A Word About Preclearance

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This week, we celebrated the 47th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, often called the “crown jewel”... Read more

Help Us Carry the Torch of the Voting Rights Act

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Forty-seven years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The passage of this law marked... Read more

Voting Rights Act Co-Author, Nicholas Katzenbach Dies

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The civil rights movement lost a hero yesterday: Nicholas Katzenbach, whom I was privileged to know for over 20 years.... Read more

Texas Sues to Implement New Voter ID Law

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Claiming that the Obama Administration is “hostile” toward voter ID laws, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot is suing for approval... Read more

DOJ Shuts Down South Carolina Voter ID Law

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Over the holiday, the Department of Justice came to a decision on whether to approve South Carolina‘s photo voter ID... Read more

Voting Rights Victory in North Carolina

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Today, a D.C. federal court rejected a challenge to an integral part of the Voting Rights Act that protects minorities’... Read more

Holder Maintains Foundation of Voting Rights Act in Timely Speech

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Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the partisan assault on voting rights, the likes of which we have not seen... Read more

DOJ Leader to Discuss Voting Rights; Advocates Urge Him to Protect Voters

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Tomorrow night, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will hold a timely speech to address voting rights at the Lyndon Baines... Read more