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Federal appeals court deals major blow to Voting Rights Act
A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits ...
Challengers argue Georgia's new maps still harm Black voters
ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers on Thursday told a federal appeals court that Georgia lawmakers are still violating Black voters’ ...
US appeals court curtails key avenue to enforce voting rights law
A federal appeals court foreclosed on Wednesday one of the main remaining means by which civil rights activists could enforce ...
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Federal appeals court hears arguments over Georgia election maps
As Georgia looks ahead to the 2026 elections, a court fight is still brewing over the election maps scheduled to be used.
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Battle over Black voter suppression in Georgia returns to federal court
Civil rights advocates argued the state failed to create new Black-majority districts in redrawn maps mandated by a judge in ...
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A federal appeals panel has made enforcing the Voting Rights Act harder in 7 states
After a challenge by Republican officials in North Dakota, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the ...
Indigenous Affairs Justice Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision overturned a 2023 decision by a North Dakota federal judge that found the ...
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Federal appeals panel makes it harder to enforce Voting Rights Act in Missouri and Kansas
After a challenge by Republican officials, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act's ...
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Political map dispute back in federal court
We’ve passed the halfway point between the 2020 U.S. Census and the 2030 U.S. Census, but the battle over redistricting maps based on the last national headcount is still underway ...