VOTING RIGHTS AT RISK: Stacey Abrams, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights activist, testifies before the House Judiciary committee’s hearing on the need for voting rights protections.
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It is the sixth anniversary of the the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision, when the Supreme Court ruled that states do not need federal approval before changing voting laws. As a result, 14 states enacted more restrictive voting laws in 2016, ahead of the presidential election.
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