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On the recordJanuary 10, 2026
If this court strikes down these critical provisions, it would not only reverse decades of precedent, but it would also take us back to a dark time in our nation's history, a time when discrimination against minority voters went unchecked.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama
Source
npr.org
Jan 10, 2026

Editor's note · Context

Sewell warns about the consequences of the Supreme Court potentially striking down Section 2.

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