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Stacey Abrams: “The Supreme Court reversed 60 years of progress [with the…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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But first, I want to take a moment to discuss the Supreme Court's recent ruling impacting voting rights across the country. In a decision you're probably hearing about, called the Calais Decision, The Supreme Court reversed 60 years of progress [with the Calais Decision]. And what they said is that Section 2 of the Voting Rights act, which required that states actually draw districts that reflected the racial composition of their states, that they no longer have to do it. (00:34–00:43)

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