Senate Hearing on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
2021-10-09T16:53:32-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNWZkXC8yMDIxMTAwNjE0MjgzMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. The legislation seeks to reinstate the full protections of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 2013, the Supreme Court in its Shelby County v. Holder ruling removed certain elements of the original bill. The committee also heard testimony from a panel of civil rights and election experts who offered differing perspectives on voting rights.
Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Votin… read more
Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. The legislation seeks to reinstate the full protections of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 2013, the Supreme Court in its Shelby County v. Holder ruling removed certain elements of the original bill. The committee also heard testimony from a panel of civil rights and election experts who offered differing perspectives on voting rights. close
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