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Terri Sewell: “The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in its decision in Shelby County v. Holder.”

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in its decision in Shelby County v. Holder.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell discusses the Supreme Court's impact on voting rights.

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