Across the South, Black voting-rights activists were murdered by white mobs and officials. Their killers walked free. Their courage changed democracy.

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"Voting is not a privilege to be restricted or manipulated. It is a fundamental civil right. Protecting it is not optional. It is the only way to ensure that America’s future remains of, by and for the people."

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National Urban League President Marc Morial called possible voting rights rollbacks "absurd and obscene" during an Oct. 16 address at the University Club of Memphis in Midtown Memphis.

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Democratic voting rights groups fear states could get a freer hand to redraw congressional boundaries in a way that could help the GOP keep control of the U.S. House 👇

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A possible casualty of Trump's ridiculous Texas gerrymandering scheme 👇

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The anticipated legal battle over Texas' new controversial congressional redistricting map is set to begin in court this week.

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JUSTICE SERVED: Unhinged MAGA MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.

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"There are 3 cases SCOTUS is set to rule on, in one of which a group of white voters sued Louisiana over its current congressional map, which has two majority-Black districts. They argue the map constitutes a racial gerrymander that dilutes the power of white voters."

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“Make it automatic, where as soon as they are completed with their process, probation and parole, or whoever it is that supervising them, sends off notification to the agency that’s handling it, say, ‘Hey, this guy has met all the qualifications.’ It should be automatic."

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"Long hailed as one of the most important victories of the Civil Rights Movement, and American democracy itself, this achievement is in jeopardy, as Republicans levy attacks and work to dismantle the VRA through the courts."

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Senator Merkley nails it!

“Voting rights are preservative of all other rights,” Sen. Warnock said at a press conference announcing the bill’s reintroduction. “The democracy is the very house in which we live. It is the framework in which we get to fight for the things that we care about.”

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Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) and Dick Durbin (Ill.) are set to reintroduce the Senate version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, which would replace the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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GOP lawmakers in Texas are using a special session to attempt to lock in the party’s majority in Congress by means of weakening or eliminating Democratic districts in the state. Democrats have vowed to fight the gerrymandering moves tooth-and-nail.

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"The SAVE act undermines the ideals of the 'democratic experiment' begun nearly 250 years ago of a republican form of government — an experiment that, until recently, has trended toward expanding rather than restricting suffrage."

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