JURIST : The Voting Rights Act: Still Needed in Obama's America

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The Voting Rights Act: Still Needed in Obama's America

JURIST Guest Columnist Laughlin McDonald, Director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project , says that with voting in the United States still significantly polarized along racial lines notwithstanding Barack Obama's presidential win, the Voting Rights Act will Read More...

Published Monday, December 01, 2008 1:10 PM by JURIST - Forum

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