Group challenges ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act

Updated on July 16 at 12:59 pm
A group of plaintiffs challenging North Dakota’s state legislative maps came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to block a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit that could weaken the power of the federal Voting Rights Act. The plaintiffs, which include two Native American tribes and several individual voters, told the justices that the 8th Circuit is the only area of the cou…

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