Voting Rights Are Still Under Attack; Supreme Court To Look At Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act
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Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2013 · News & Politics
Over the past two years, attacks on voters' rights led by Republicans at the state level have made it clear to most Americans how easy it can be to disenfranchise people when they're not paying attention. Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. So, what does that mean to your voting rights, going forward? Marcia Johnson-Blanco, co-director of the Voting Rights Project for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; and Dr. Paul Butler, professor at Georgetown University's Law Center joined Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch to discuss this and more.
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