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.
Sewell warns about the consequences of the Supreme Court potentially striking down Section 2.
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This investigation is just one more example of Republicans and President Trump using power of his office to harass and intimidate anyone willing to challenge him.
Today, the court made clear that those tactics will not stand. Black voters in Alabama cannot and will not be silenced.
The Trump Department of Justice has used its power to intimidate and victimize communities of color, especially Black Americans.
Today’s ruling sends a clear message: Black voters in Alabama cannot and will not be silenced.
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