Sen. Durbin: Supreme Court Is Dismantling Voting Rights, Congress Must Swiftly Enact the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
February 09, 2022
February 09, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022:
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today condemned the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling yesterday which blocked a lower court ruling that required Alabama lawmakers to draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to protect the rights of Black voters, who are currently gerrymande . . .
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today condemned the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling yesterday which blocked a lower court ruling that required Alabama lawmakers to draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to protect the rights of Black voters, who are currently gerrymande . . .