A cornerstone of the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 to protect minority groups in southern states from unjust voting laws, could be overturned this year, reported Bloomberg. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging the part of the law that requires all or part of 16 states in…
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