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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 23 > High court compromises on voting rights

High court compromises on voting rights

By Robert Barnes / The Bulletin
June 23, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Monday reached a compromise on the Voting Rights Act that allowed it to sidestep the question of whether a key provision of the landmark civil rights legislation remains constitutional at a time when the nation’s racial politics have changed....

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