In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the 1965 Voting ...
WEBJun 8, 2023 · On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped back from the brink of totally gutting the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, reaffirmed the precedent interpreting how legislative districts must be...
The Voting Rights Act is being attacked from 'every possible …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Passed in 1965, the Voting Rights Act has been seen as one of the most significant achievements of the Civil Rights Movement. It dismantled decades of discriminatory Jim Crow laws and aimed...
Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade …
WEBJun 7, 2023 · ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court.
Things to know about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 | AP News
WEBAug 5, 2015 · WASHINGTON (AP) — On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act, which has been called the single most effective civil rights law ever passed by Congress.
Supreme Court Gives the Voting Rights Act a Tenuous New Lease …
WEBJun 8, 2023 · The Supreme Court’s surprising decision on Thursday to effectively reaffirm the remaining powers of the 1965 Voting Rights Act has halted, at least for the foreseeable future, the slide toward...
Voting Rights Act ruling is latest attempt by Trump-nominated ... - CNN
WEBNov 20, 2023 · A US appellate court decision Monday undercutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 rejects decades of precedent and appears likely to provoke a confrontation at the US Supreme Court, where...
What Is The Voting Rights Act? : NPR
WEBAug 26, 2021 · The Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the legal blows it has taken, are central to the current political fight over voting access. Kaz Fantone for NPR. The Justice Department calls the...
Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 24 States for Compliance …
WEBNov 7, 2022 · Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Division has regularly monitored elections in the field in jurisdictions around the country to protect the rights of voters. The Civil Rights Division will also take complaints from the public nationwide regarding possible violations of the federal voting rights laws through ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 at 50: How It Changed the World - TIME
WEBAug 6, 2015 · The landmark civil rights legislation was signed on Aug. 6, 1965—but that's just the beginning of the story.
Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in ...
WEBAug 5, 2022 · Not to be deterred, voting rights activists protested and mobilized, but were met with brutal violence and intimidation. These efforts culminated in 1965, as voting rights activists seeking to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama were …