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Judges to decide if Alabama’s congressional maps need preclearance after state diluted Black voting power
Plaintiffs said Alabama’s actions and the defiance of the court order mirror the state’s actions in the 1960s.
Alabama congressman teases ‘big announcement’: Is he running for US Senate?
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced in May he was running for the Senate. Marshall was elected attorney general ...
Clarence Thomas has long tried to undercut the Voting Rights Act. Now, he may finally have the numbers
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been imploring his colleagues for decades to gut a crucial part of the iconic ...
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Federal court to consider oversight of Alabama’s voting map following fight over African American representation
Federal judges will weigh a request to bring Alabama back under the pre-clearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act after ...
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'Mysterious order' could give Clarence Thomas an excuse to undo voting rights
U.S. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has long telegraphed his desire to gut crucial portions of the Voting Rights Act, ...
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Opinion
Greg Abbott is making a mockery of the Voting Rights Act
Texas is beginning a rare mid-decade push to shift its congressional districts ahead of the midterms, a high-risk move with White House backing.
New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 'Nimbus' Now Dominant in US: Know These Symptoms
A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.