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Al Franken: the Supreme Court's Shelby County decision gutted the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act.

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
the Supreme Court's Shelby County decision gutted the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken discusses the impact of the Shelby County decision on voting rights.

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