What to know about the state of voting rights ahead of 2024 | #elections | #alabama
CHICAGO –– In a pair of decisions this summer that surprised some voting rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court went against the trend of recent decisions weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As the anniversary of the landmark civil-rights legislation approaches on August 6, Manoj Mate, an associate professor with DePaul University College of […]
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Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case | #elections | #alabama
Newswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in Allen v. Milligan rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. In a surprise 5-4 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court […]
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Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Newswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in Allen v. Milligan rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. In a surprise 5-4 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court […]
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