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Stacey Abrams: “The Voting Rights Act was gutted in 2013 by the Shelby…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 14:48

And we see that happening, as you pointed out in, in Congress, every single day, but we're also seeing it happen in the judiciary. One of the ways we see this happening is the Voting Rights Act. This is The Voting Rights Act was gutted in 2013 by the Shelby decision from the Supreme Court. We've seen them knock against other vestiges of protecting the right to vote. But one of the remaining key provisions of the law is at risk. That's section two. (14:48–14:54)

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Asserts that the Shelby decision in 2013 significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act.

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