Federal court deals blow to Voting Rights Act, barring lawsuits from private parties
A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision voting rights advocates say could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law. The 2-1…
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