Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Voting Rights Act Under Attack 56 Years After Passage
August 07, 2021
August 07, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSPol) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement:
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On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act (VRA), transformative legislation that created robust federal oversight to address racial discrimination in elections and voting practices. For decades, voters of color had the full protection of the VRA, before the disastrous 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby . . .
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On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act (VRA), transformative legislation that created robust federal oversight to address racial discrimination in elections and voting practices. For decades, voters of color had the full protection of the VRA, before the disastrous 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby . . .