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Brett Kavanaugh Holds the Future of the Voting Rights Act in His Hands | News Channel 3-12
Justice Kavanaugh's pivotal vote could reshape protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act amid claims of racial gerrymandering in Louisiana, affecting one-third of the state's population.
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Analysis: Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands
After an impassioned set of arguments Wednesday over the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the question is whether Justice Brett Kavanaugh is willing to completely dismantle a law intended to ensure equal voting power for Blacks and other racial minorities.
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Supreme Court May Weaken Voting Rights Act in Louisiana Redistricting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative bloc gave strong signals Wednesday that they’re open to trimming back Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the part that blocks electoral maps which dilute the influence of minority voters. Justice Brett Kavanaugh told NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Janai Nelson, “Race-based remedies are permissible for a period of time… but they should not be indefinite and should have an end point.” Nelson pushed back, …
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