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The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

A federal bill to restore The Voting Rights Act.

Voter Rolls and Voter Purging

The list of registered voters who can cast a ballot in an election. Several states have recently abused their power to purge millions of voters from the rolls.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

The VRA outlawed discriminatory voting policies and established concrete ways to enforce and prevent discrimination.

Pride and the Stonewall Uprising

Pride honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community.

Shelby v Holder

The US Supreme Court's 2013 decision gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 paving the way for levels of voter suppression not seen in decades.

The U.S. Supreme Court Nomination Process

How are Supreme Court Justices nominated and confirmed to office?

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