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Voting Rights Advocates Try to Put Oversight Back on the Map

By Kara Brandeisky, ProPublica In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states and local governments with a history of discrimination no longer needed to submit new voting laws for federal approval. Now, voting rights advocates are trying to put them back under oversight using the courts and Congress. Related Entries February 28, 2014 Does It Matter That the Oscars Are Overwhelmingly White?...