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Merrick Garland: “The complaint alleges that the state enacted those restrictions, with the purpose of denying or abridging the right to…”

On the recordJune 25, 2021
The complaint alleges that the state enacted those restrictions, with the purpose of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Merrick Garland discusses the purpose of the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Georgia's voting restrictions.

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