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For nearly 50 years, the central provision of the law imposed federal supervision on states with a history of discrimination, requiring advance approval from the Justice Department or a federal court for all sorts of changes to voting procedures.
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For nearly 50 years the law's central provision imposed federal supervision on states with a history of discrimination requiring advance approval for voting procedure changes.
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{
    "law": "Voting Rights Act",
    "topic": "Federal supervision of states with a history of discrimination",
    "time_period": "Nearly 50 years"
}
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September 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM (4 days ago)
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September 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM (4 days ago)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/supreme-court-voting-redistricting.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250810&instance_id=160263&nl=the-morning&regi_id=122976029&segment_id=203617&user_id=b25c5730c89e0c73f75709d8f1254337

The Supreme Court's decisions weaken voting rights protections, potentially allowing partisan gerrymandering and harming minority representation. The court's actions are seen as dismantling previous rulings aimed at ensuring equal voting power.

Supreme Court
Voting Rights
Gerrymandering
Election Law
Politics
Civil Rights

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