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    What You Need to Know About the Voter ID Law SCOTUS Refused to End

    Native Americans say the North Dakota law was designed to keep them from the polls and violates the Voting Rights Act, the U.S. Constitution and the state Constitution. The Supreme Court just declined to get involved.

    Kenrya Rankin Oct 10, 2018 5:09PM EDT
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    People Of Color Are Still Being Locked Out of the Democratic Process

    A new report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reinforces what many already know: the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act made it easier for states to discriminate at the voting booth.

    Kenrya Rankin Sep 13, 2018 3:15PM EDT
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    Reject Racism Campaign Pressures Tech Giants to Skip North Carolina

    “One way Amazon and Apple can demonstrate a real commitment to espoused values of diversity is by making it clear that they won’t move their headquarters to a state that is rapidly sliding backward on racial oppression and voting rights.”

    Sameer Rao Jun 7, 2018 2:02PM EDT
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    ICYMI: NAACP LDF Asks Texas to Accommodate Voters Displaced by Hurricane Harvey

    “The Texas code already recognizes that a natural disaster is an extenuating circumstance necessitating accommodations.”

    Kenrya Rankin Oct 16, 2017 1:28PM EDT
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    ICYMI: Judge Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law as Discriminatory, Again

    “It imposes burdens disproportionately on Blacks and Latinos.”

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 25, 2017 11:37AM EDT
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    Judge Rules—Again—That Texas Voter ID Law is Intentionally Discriminatory

    The legislators who created SB 14 wanted to keep Black and Latinx voters away from the polls.

    Kenrya Rankin Apr 11, 2017 2:06PM EDT
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