February 22, 2025
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Voting Rights Act

National LGBTQ Task Force joins NAACP march calling for Voting Rights Act Restoration

Steve Lee, Editor12 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the National LGBTQ Task Force joined the NAACP in calling for the restoration of the Voting Rights Act as part of the “America’s Journey for Justice March.” The 860-mile march began in Selma, Alabama eight weeks ago and ended in Washington, D.C. “This summer we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the…

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LGBT advocacy and civil rights groups express disappointment at Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court struck down a central part of the Voting Rights Act, invalidating crucial protections passed by Congress in 1965 and renewed four times in the decades since. The sharply divided decision will significantly reduce the federal government’s role in overseeing voting laws in areas with a history of discrimination…

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