'No way to run a democracy':
Court advances new attack on Voting Rights Act
A new federal appeals court ruling would take away the right of individuals and private organizations to sue over violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Janai Nelson, director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about the importance of the Voting Rights Act to ensuring that all voices in our democracy are equally heard.
Why not? Isn't this basically the same court that ruled Corporations have freedom of speech?
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Thu 23 Nov, 2023 03:51 pm
Alex Wagner looks at the background of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts' dedication to attacking the Voting Rights Act. Adam Serwer, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins to discuss the stakes of a new federal appeals court
ruling that undermines Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and is expected to end up before the Roberts court.
Nov 22, 2023
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Sun 26 Nov, 2023 11:12 am
New attack on Voting Rights Act threatens Black vote protections: ‘It’s a problem’
A federal appeals court has threatened to deal a death blow to the Voting Rights Act by eliminating the most powerful piece of Section 2, which allows private citizens to sue in the name of fair voting rights. As the decision to appeal to the Supreme Court looms, Emory’s Dr. Carol Anderson, author of ‘One Person, No Vote’ and Advancement Project Executive Director Judith Browne Dianis join Charles Coleman to explain why they believe it will be a long fight to keep voting rights protections intact.
Published Nov 25, 2023
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Sun 26 Nov, 2023 08:31 pm
BREAKING: Rightwing judges issue UNPRECEDENTED bad news.
Marc Elias discusses the 8th Circuit eliminating private right of action in Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act cases.
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