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fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

At the Supreme Court, the case of the candidate who sued, even though he won

Supreme Court justices questioned standing and concrete harm in a challenge to Illinois' rule allowing mail-in ballots counted up to 14 days after Election Day.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Supreme Court Is Writing a Slow-Motion Eulogy for One of America's Greatest Achievements

The Voting Rights Act was always meant to be a living safeguard, its strength rooted in community enforcement. Section 2 has allowed private citizens—not just the government—to sue when states draw district lines or enact voting laws that dilute minority voting power.
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