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Supreme Court strikes down key provision of Voting Rights Act, narrows its scope

A divided U.S. Supreme Court found a key provision of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional Tuesday. In an opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court found that the formula used by the...

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Complete text of Supreme Court opinions in Shelby County voting rights case

This landmark decision will have a significant impact on voting laws in Texas and other Southern states with legacies of state-sponsored racial discrimination. Here is the complete text of the majority...

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Texas revives voter ID law in wake of Supreme Court decision, opponents...

In the wake of a landmark Supreme Court decision on voting rights today, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said the state would revive its controversial law requiring photo identification for voters.

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