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US Politics · United StatesWASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it, especially those aimed at Black voters. For many Americans, it was the day U.S. democracy fully began. That was then. The law has been s…See the Story
The Voting Rights Act Marks Its 60th Anniversary as Its Core Provisions Are Being Eroded
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NAACP · RichmondRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A lawsuit filed by the Virginia NAACP against Gov. Glenn Youngkin for an alleged failure to produce records in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has recently been ordered to a lower court. The lawsuit pertains to a FOIA request submitted by the Virginia NAACP for records related to Youngkin's process when Virginians with prior felony convictions are denied restoration of their voting rights, a release said. The …See the Story
Lawsuit filed by Virginia NAACP against Youngkin regarding FOIA violation ordered to lower court
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Alexandria, VA · AlexandriaFederal Judge Rejects Broad Bid to Toss VACIR Voting Rights Case Plaintiffs’ core claims proceed and the case moves to discovery. Alexandria, VA— In a major win for voting rights and the rule of law, Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, largely denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) v. Beals. The ruling keeps plaintiffs’ central claims …Read Article
Federal Judge Rejects Broad Bid to Toss VACIR Voting Rights Case
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