Supreme Court Sidesteps Major Voting-Rights Ruling

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 22, 2009 11:04 AM CDT

(AP) – The Supreme Court ruled narrowly today in a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, exempting a small Texas district from a key provision of the law, but side-stepping the larger constitutional issue. The act requires Southern areas with a history of discrimination to get advance... Read full story »

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