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House passes voting rights bill to restore protections struck down by Supreme Court | The Washington Post

December 8, 2019December 12, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote

The House passed legislation Friday restoring protections of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that were undone when the Supreme Court struck down federal oversight of elections in states with a history of discriminating against minority communities. The bill passed 228 to 187, with unanimous Democratic support and the vote of one Republican — Rep. […]

Clarence Thomas Joins Liberals, Shocks World – Slate

May 26, 2017KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine ...

A strange Supreme Court alliance just struck a blow against racial gerrymandering in the United States.

‘American Democracy Is More Than One Election’

November 8, 2016November 21, 2016African American Politics, African Politics ...

International election observers assess the state of U.S. politics.

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Requirement

August 1, 2016African American History, African American Lives ...

A federal appeals court decisively struck down North Carolina’s voter identification law on Friday, saying its provisions deliberately “target African-Americans with almost surgical precision” in an effort to depress black turnout at the polls.