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Judge shreds Trump's 'voluminous and unreliable' plot to curb voting in California

A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked parts of a Department of Homeland Security campaign to question suspected noncitizen voters, finding it likely violates the Voting Rights Act by intimidating people who help others vote.U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a preliminary inj...

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Raw Story· Oct 22, 1:05 AMJudge shreds Trump's 'voluminous and unreliable' plot to curb voting in California

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Voter Suppression Is Happening in the South. This Organizer Fights It.One of the defining issues heading into this year’s midterms is how redistricting has rapidly reshaped electoral maps across the country. When the Supreme Court gutted much of the Voting Rights Act earlier this year, a number of states redrew maps eliminating majority-Black districts, weakening Black political power potentially for years to come.…

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We Now Know Just How Devastating the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Rulings WereThis book excerpt is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. On June 25, 2013, the Roberts Court...

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A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in CongressCongressional districts are core to debates over racial equality in the South, where white leaders spent decades using gerrymandering to ensure Black people couldn’t gain enough power to elect their own representatives.

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Judge rules against DHS's policy of knocking on doors to track down possible noncitizen votersA federal judge ruled DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking people about their immigration status — and whether they have voted in recent elections — likely violates the Voting Rights Act.

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