Teresa Leger Fernandez actually said...

The witness testimony today and in our earlier hearings laid out multiple examples of how after the Shelby County decision communities were forced to bring Section 2 cases as States formerly under preclearance immediately passed laws--or recently as well--to restrict Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Black Americans access to the polls and their ability to elect candidates of their choice.

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Leger Fernandez discusses the impact of the Shelby County decision on voting rights.

06/23/2021

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