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Alabama Ordered to Redraw State Senate Districts
A federal judge ordered Alabama to redraw its state Senate districts, creating a new majority-Black district in Montgomery to comply with the Voting Rights Act by addressing the dilution of Black voting influence, following a 2021 lawsuit.
Alabama Ordered to Redraw State Senate Districts
A federal judge ordered Alabama to redraw its state Senate districts, creating a new majority-Black district in Montgomery to comply with the Voting Rights Act by addressing the dilution of Black voting influence, following a 2021 lawsuit.
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16% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Decide if Louisiana Redistricting Violates Constitution
The Supreme Court will decide if Louisiana's creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Constitution, potentially weakening the Voting Rights Act and impacting redistricting nationwide.
Supreme Court to Decide if Louisiana Redistricting Violates Constitution
The Supreme Court will decide if Louisiana's creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Constitution, potentially weakening the Voting Rights Act and impacting redistricting nationwide.
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Questions Constitutionality of Louisiana Redistricting Map
The Supreme Court is reviewing a Louisiana redistricting map, questioning whether the state's attempt to comply with the Voting Rights Act by creating two majority-Black districts violated the Constitution's 14th and 15th Amendments, potentially weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court Questions Constitutionality of Louisiana Redistricting Map
The Supreme Court is reviewing a Louisiana redistricting map, questioning whether the state's attempt to comply with the Voting Rights Act by creating two majority-Black districts violated the Constitution's 14th and 15th Amendments, potentially weakening the Voting Rights Act.
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48% Bias Score
Alabama Faces Preclearance Reinstatement After Voting Rights Lawsuit
Federal judges in Alabama are considering reinstating preclearance requirements under the Voting Rights Act after finding the state intentionally diluted Black voters' strength in its congressional map; plaintiffs seek a seven-year preclearance period, but the state and the Department of Justice opp...
Alabama Faces Preclearance Reinstatement After Voting Rights Lawsuit
Federal judges in Alabama are considering reinstating preclearance requirements under the Voting Rights Act after finding the state intentionally diluted Black voters' strength in its congressional map; plaintiffs seek a seven-year preclearance period, but the state and the Department of Justice opp...
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40% Bias Score
Appeals Court Limits Voting Rights Act Enforcement to DOJ
A federal appeals court ruled that private individuals cannot sue under the Voting Rights Act in seven Midwestern states, leaving enforcement to a US Justice Department that is weakening its civil rights division; this follows a lawsuit alleging North Dakota discriminated against Native Americans in...
Appeals Court Limits Voting Rights Act Enforcement to DOJ
A federal appeals court ruled that private individuals cannot sue under the Voting Rights Act in seven Midwestern states, leaving enforcement to a US Justice Department that is weakening its civil rights division; this follows a lawsuit alleging North Dakota discriminated against Native Americans in...
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52% Bias Score
Alabama Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional for Diluting Black Voting Strength
A federal court ruled Alabama's congressional map unconstitutionally diluted Black voting strength, violating the Voting Rights Act, and ordered the state to use a new map for future elections creating two districts where Black voters can elect a candidate of their choice.
Alabama Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional for Diluting Black Voting Strength
A federal court ruled Alabama's congressional map unconstitutionally diluted Black voting strength, violating the Voting Rights Act, and ordered the state to use a new map for future elections creating two districts where Black voters can elect a candidate of their choice.
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Case Threatens to Weaken Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court case threatens to eliminate private lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, potentially weakening its ability to protect minority voters from discrimination, as argued by legal experts and impacted individuals.
Supreme Court Case Threatens to Weaken Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court case threatens to eliminate private lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, potentially weakening its ability to protect minority voters from discrimination, as argued by legal experts and impacted individuals.
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36% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Decide if Race-Based Redistricting Violates Constitution
The Supreme Court will decide whether Louisiana's creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments, potentially weakening the Voting Rights Act and impacting redistricting nationwide.
Supreme Court to Decide if Race-Based Redistricting Violates Constitution
The Supreme Court will decide whether Louisiana's creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments, potentially weakening the Voting Rights Act and impacting redistricting nationwide.
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40% Bias Score
Appeals Court Limits Private Voting Rights Lawsuits
A federal appeals court ruled that private individuals cannot sue under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, impacting voting rights litigation in eight states and potentially setting a national precedent.
Appeals Court Limits Private Voting Rights Lawsuits
A federal appeals court ruled that private individuals cannot sue under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, impacting voting rights litigation in eight states and potentially setting a national precedent.
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36% Bias Score
Supreme Court Temporarily Upholds Voting Rights Act, but Future Uncertain
The Supreme Court temporarily upheld the right of voters to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a North Dakota case, but the issue's future is uncertain given a similar Louisiana case scheduled for reargument that could impact the constitutionality of Section 2 itself.
Supreme Court Temporarily Upholds Voting Rights Act, but Future Uncertain
The Supreme Court temporarily upheld the right of voters to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a North Dakota case, but the issue's future is uncertain given a similar Louisiana case scheduled for reargument that could impact the constitutionality of Section 2 itself.
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32% Bias Score
Appeals Court Weighs Voter Intimidation Lawsuit Against True the Vote
A federal appeals court in Atlanta is poised to overturn a lower court's ruling dismissing a lawsuit against True the Vote, a conservative group accused of violating the Voting Rights Act by challenging the eligibility of over 360,000 Georgia voters before the 2021 Senate runoff election; the appeal...
Appeals Court Weighs Voter Intimidation Lawsuit Against True the Vote
A federal appeals court in Atlanta is poised to overturn a lower court's ruling dismissing a lawsuit against True the Vote, a conservative group accused of violating the Voting Rights Act by challenging the eligibility of over 360,000 Georgia voters before the 2021 Senate runoff election; the appeal...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Administration Reverses Stance in Key Voting Rights Case
The Trump administration reversed its position in a Louisiana voting rights case, no longer supporting a new congressional district benefiting Black voters, contradicting prior DOJ practices and raising concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Trump Administration Reverses Stance in Key Voting Rights Case
The Trump administration reversed its position in a Louisiana voting rights case, no longer supporting a new congressional district benefiting Black voters, contradicting prior DOJ practices and raising concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act.
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36% Bias Score
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