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Reps. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) were poised to sign a discharge petition to force a floor vote before the House minority leader stepped in.
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Black lawmakers and voting rights advocates are expressing concern about a potential decline in minority political representation following oral arguments in a Supreme Court case
12:53 AM on 10/18/2025 ABC Politics

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The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century
03:33 PM on 10/16/2025 ABC Politics

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Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young settled into the role of doing the “dirty work” right away when he began working for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement — answering mail, working behind the scenes to set up marches
04:13 PM on 10/16/2025 ABC Politics

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Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices
07:38 AM on 10/15/2025 ABC Politics

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A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools
01:41 PM on 10/13/2025 ABC Politics

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A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that's designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law
07:25 AM on 10/13/2025 ABC Politics

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A Democratic civil rights attorney who has advocated for better treatment of prisoners and testified against Mississippi’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban says he is running for Congress
02:38 PM on 10/02/2025 ABC Politics

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Attorneys are fighting for the legal rights of detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
12:22 AM on 09/04/2025 ABC Politics

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Louisiana has abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights...
09:02 PM on 08/28/2025 ABC Politics

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Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters
10:14 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics

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A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama lawmakers to draw a new legislative map that includes a new majority-Black Senate district near Montgomery or something close to it
03:58 PM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics

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Federal judge finds the electoral map dilutes the power of Black voters.
05:57 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics

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A federal judge is considering whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades
09:10 AM on 08/18/2025 ABC Politics

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The Voting Rights Act was signed into law 60 years ago but has been slowly eroding for more than a decade
07:50 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states
07:42 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics

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A federal appeals court panel has ruled that private individuals and organizations cannot bring voting rights cases under a section of the law that allows others to assist voters who are blind, have disabilities or are unable to read
07:42 PM on 07/29/2025 ABC Politics

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Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency
01:50 AM on 07/18/2025 ABC Politics

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A federal appeals court has upheld its decision against two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting map
03:18 PM on 07/08/2025 ABC Politics

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Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers
02:46 AM on 07/02/2025 ABC Politics

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