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U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Equal Protection Clause vs. the Voting Rights Act, and Revisits Big Money Campaign Funding Limits for Political Parties

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Equal Protection Clause vs. the Voting Rights Act, and Revisits Big Money Campaign Funding Limits for Political Parties

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025
Two U.S. Supreme Court cases this term may allow the conservative majority to strike down Voting Rights Act protections of minority voters, and one of the few remaining limits to big money campaign spending in federal elections.
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Alabama Must Keep 2nd Majority-Minority District But Skates on VRA Pre-Clearance, Says Federal Appeals Court

Alabama Must Keep 2nd Majority-Minority District But Skates on VRA Pre-Clearance, Says Federal Appeals Court

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025
After being directed to create two majority-minority Black districts by federal courts, then obstructing that order, Alabama’s congressional map was instead drawn by an independent expert in 2023.  Still defiant, the state appealed, but August 7th, a three judge panel upheld the maps, in a win for Black Alabamians.
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US Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments March 24th in Louisiana v. Callais with Protections for Minority Voters Hanging in the Balance

March 23, 2025March 24, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments March 24th in Louisiana v. Callais, in one of the most important voting rights cases of the year.   Voting Rights Act rules allowing minority Americans to elect the candidate of their choice hang in the balance.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Born Out of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Fights for Its Life in the Face of an Activist U.S. Supreme Court Majority

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
Five months after peaceful voting rights marchers were viciously attacked by their own government in Selma, Alabama, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon Johnson.  Anti-voter legislatures are now challenging the VRA’s protections, even though that discrimination continues.
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