Voting Rights Act

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June 25, 2013

Michael Steele: Supreme Court ‘gut’ the Voting Rights Act

OPINION - In our society, all rights are ultimately protected by the ballot box, not the sword...
June 25, 2013

Rev. Al Sharpton: Supreme Court ‘canceled’ Martin Luther King’s dream

VIDEO - Rev. Al Sharpton appeared live on MSNBC's Jansing and Company today to give his initial reactions to the…
June 25, 2013

Reaction to Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

theGRIO REPORT - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision in the Voting Rights Act would come to…
June 25, 2013

Would Republicans in Congress support a revised Voting Rights Act?

theGRIO REPORT - The Supreme Court's conservatives struck down a key plank in the Voting Rights Act, but still left…
June 25, 2013

Rep. John Lewis: Supreme Court ‘stabbed’ landmark civil rights law ‘in its very heart’

VIDEO - Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights leader for the last five decades, sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s decision…
June 25, 2013

Obama ‘disappointed’ in Voting Rights Act ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he is deeply disappointed with a Supreme Court decision halting the use of…
June 25, 2013

In rejecting Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court says the South is no different than rest of country on race

theGRIO REPORT - In striking down one of the central planks of the Voting Rights Act, the conservatives on the…
June 25, 2013

The fall of Voting Rights Act is not an automatic victory for voter ID

theGRIO REPORT - The fall of a key plank of the Voting Rights Act is an unquestionable setback to civil…
June 25, 2013

Supreme Court voids key part of Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced until…
June 11, 2013

JFK's historic civil rights speech revisited 50 years later

OPINION - Would President Kennedy think that as a nation we have made enough progress on these issues over the…
April 18, 2013

Scalia's take on Voting Rights Act a slap in the face to civil rights advocates

OPINION - The justice also criticized attempts to expand the number of minority groups protected by the federal government, noting…
April 5, 2013

Eric Holder wants Voting Rights Act provision upheld by Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Attorney General Eric Holder challenged the Supreme Court…
April 1, 2013

A post-racial US? Court poised to change race laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?
March 11, 2013

'Bloody Sunday' bridge recognized as new national historic landmark

theGRIO REPORT - The location is one of 13 new sites to receive federal recognition, including the home of Uncle…
March 10, 2013

From Rosa Parks to the Voting Rights Act: making equal rights a reality for all

OPINION - I will never forget watching President Obama unveil the statue of one of my personal heroes in Statuary…
March 3, 2013

Biden leads re-enactment of voting rights march

SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The vice president and black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts…
February 27, 2013

Voting rights law gets Supreme Court challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights…
February 26, 2013

How the Supreme Court could reshape racial politics in America

theGRIO REPORT - If it rules as expected in two closely-watched cases over the next few months, the U.S. Supreme…
February 25, 2013

Can escape clause save voting rights provision?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights…
February 22, 2013

Obama: Keep key Voting Rights Act provision

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says it will become harder to help people who believe their voting rights have…