Justice Department Fights Back After Supreme Court, GOP Target Voting Rights
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to take aim at a string of restrictive voting laws across the U.S.
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to take aim at a string of restrictive voting laws across the U.S. following a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act earlier this summer. At the heart of the controversy is Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which required nine states -- mostly