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Section Five Of The Voting Rights Act Is Worth Saving
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Justice Scalia’s willingness to heap it into the dustbin of history is disturbing, but not shocking.
Read more...Supreme Court Questions Voting Rights Act
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Justices argue over whether the 50-year-old law is still needed.
Read more...Supreme Court Blocks Challenge On Controversial Surveillance Law
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Civil rights groups were prevented from challenging the law Tuesday in court.
Read more...Boy Scouts Take Step Toward Revising Ban On Gays
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The Boy Scouts might reverse their decades-long ban on openly gay members.
Read more...Justice Sonia Sotomayor Discusses Her Book And Life In Beverly Hills
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor shaking hands with members of the audience in the Saban Theatre. (Max Schwartz/Neon Tommy)
Justice Sotomayor stopped in Beverly Hills as part of her book tour, but she talked about more than just her book.
Read more...A New Poll Finds That Most Americans Support Roe v. Wade
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Poll finds that a majority of Americans believe abortions should be legal.
Read more...Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Gay Marriage In March
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On track for ruling this summer.
Read more...Same-Sex Marriage Acceptance Rises Amid Increased Outreach
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In just few years, a big difference.
Read more...Supreme Court Will Take On Prop 8 And DOMA
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The court is expected to rule on both cases in June 2013.
Read more...Supreme Court To Decide Future Of Voting Rights Act
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
A section of the act allows the federal government to monitor state voting laws for discrimination.
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