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Voting Obama Calls for Expansion of Voting Rights During Stirring Eulogy for John Lewis
Voting Obama Calls for Expansion of Voting Rights During Stirring Eulogy for John Lewis

While honoring Congressman John Lewis, Obama rebuked the GOP and issued an urgent call to action on voting rights.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 30, 2020 5:36 pm EDT
Voting People gather at a make-shift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Voting New Voting Rights Bill Is a Tribute to Late Rep. John Lewis

It aims to restore a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers July 23, 2020 2:15 pm EDT

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Activists take part in a protest outside of the Old Ebbitt Grill to call for a full minimum wage with tips for restaurant workers in Washington, DC in May 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) Law and Policy ‘More Rights for the Employer’: Why Workers Have it So Bad in North Carolina
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, Chester County election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2020 general election in the United States at West Chester University in West Chester. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Voting PA Election Bill Proposes Reforms, Transparency Without Restricting Voters’ Rights