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Undated: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.[7][8] It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the Civil Rights Movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections.[7] Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Act secured the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, especially in the South. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of federal civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
Undated: The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to ensure state and local governments do not pass laws or policies that deny American citizens the equal right to vote based on race. As the leading democracy of the world, the U.S. should work to keep voting free, fair, and accessible. That’s why the Voting Rights Act is so important. It makes sure every citizen, regardless of their race, has an equal opportunity to have a say and participate in our great democracy.
https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/the-voting-rights-act
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April 8: The Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act. What Happened Next in These 8 States Will Not Shock You.
When his court weakened the civil-rights-era law last year, Chief Justice Roberts wrote that ”our country has changed.” We crunched the numbers. He was wrong.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/04/republican-voting-rights-supreme-court-id/
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August 10: Inside John Roberts’ Decades-Long Crusade Against the Voting Rights Act
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/john-roberts-voting-rights-act-121222
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January 4: Trump Disbands Sham Election Commission, but Wants Homeland Security to Continue Dirty Work of Voter Suppression
https://www.aclu.org/blog/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression/trump-disbands-sham-election-commission-wants-homeland
January 5: Man behind gutting of Voting Rights Act: 'I agonise' over decision's impact
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/05/edward-blum-voting-rights-act-civil-rights-affirmative-action
June 21: The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-gutting-of-the-voting-rights-act-could-decide-the-2016-election/
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January 10: Jeff Sessions Calls Voting Rights Act ‘Intrusive’
He also doesn’t think voter ID laws are a problem.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-voting-rights-act_us_587520a2e4b099cdb0ffc2c1
July 6: The Secret Goal of Trump’s Voting Commission
It is seeking to gut the Motor Voter Act.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/07/the_secret_goal_of_trump_s_voting_commission_is_to_gut_the_motor_voter_act.html
July 18: Kobach Email Confirms Trump Administration’s Goal to Gut Vital Voting Rights Law
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/07/18/kobach_email_confirms_goal_of_voter_fraud_commission_to_gut_nvra.html
September 21: Conservatives Are Coming for Your Voting Rights—And Your State Might Be Next
The Trump administration has made no secret it wants to roll back voting rights on a federal level, but local and state elections are at risk too.
https://rewire.news/article/2017/09/21/states-feds-conservatives-coming-voting-rights/
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January 8: Republicans Are Trying to Kill a Key Voting Rights Law
The Supreme Court could soon make it harder to register to vote.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/supreme-court-nvra-voter-registration/
February 25: Federal Court Dismisses Complaint Challenging Constitutionality of California Voting Rights Act on Standing Grounds
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=97736
March 11: Minority voter suppression is a legitimate threat for midterms
A 2013 Supreme Court decision hamstringing the Voting Rights Act continues to have fallout
https://www.salon.com/2018/03/11/minority-voter-suppression-is-a-legitimate-threat-for-midterms/
August 6: The Voting Rights Act Was Signed On This Day In 1965 And Now Trump Is Trying To Destroy It ... Rough times ahead.
On August 6, 1965, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The law abolished restrictions on Black Americans voting in federal, state and local elections. Fifty-three years later, the Voting Rights Act is under attack by the Trump administration.
https://newsone.com/3820454/voting-rights-act-trump/
September 12: An Assessment of Voting Rights in the United States
https://www.usccr.gov/pubs/2018/Minority_Voting_Access_2018.pdf
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