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60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.

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60 Years Later, The Voting Rights Act Faces New Threats — And Bold New Defenders

Six decades later, as key protections erode and courts revisit core provisions, civil rights groups, legal experts, and organizers are fighting to protect this essential pillar of democracy.

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Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary

The Voting Rights Act was signed into law 60 years ago but has been slowly eroding for more than a decade. That erosion started with a 2013 Supreme Court decision ending the requirement that all

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Witkoff in Moscow for peace talks. And, the Voting Rights Act faces new threats

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is in Russia to discuss the war in Ukraine ahead of a deadline for peace. And, today marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which is facing new threats.

Voice of America director says Trump officials are illegally ousting him

The stakes were sharpened Monday when Michael Abramowitz, the director of the government-funded international broadcaster, filed legal documents saying the U.S. Agency for Global Media's top officials ...

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What the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down Means for PBS And NPR

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Friday that it would begin winding down its operations after President ...

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