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by Lynette Holloway onMarch 11, 2013
In today's link roundup: Expect hurdles if the Supreme Court rules Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional and sends it to Congress to fix. Plus: A 56-year-old Ohio man is awarded $13.2 million after wrongfully spending 13 years in prison for murder.
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Clarence Thomas is among the justices who could deal a crippling blow to the Voting Rights Act.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 4, 2012
The mayor of one Southern town says the Voting Rights Act's protections are no longer necessary because "we see no difference in skin color."
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