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August 16, 2021
Grace Segers
Democrats Continue Their Doomed Push to Save Voting Rights
A House subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on Monday, despite the looming prospect of death-by-filibuster.
May 14, 2021
Matt Ford
Joe Manchin Finally Has a Good Idea
The key vote of the Senate might have a way to preserve voting rights from the GOP’s assaults and John Roberts’ legal opinions.
February 18, 2021
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Could Demolish Another Pillar of the Voting Rights Act
The justices are hearing a new challenge involving the landmark 1965 law—and the Roberts Court is even more conservative than last time.
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