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Supreme Court guts key part of landmark Voting Rights Act

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gutted a core part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act and challenged Congress to come up with a replacement plan to protect blacks and other minorities in places where discrimination still persists rather than target former slaveholding states in the South. | Video

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In the South, civil rights groups dismayed by Supreme Court ruling on voter rights

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Civil rights groups across the South expressed bitter disappointment on Tuesday over a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and urged Congress to pass a new law to prevent possible voter discrimination.

Politics, U.S. 25 Jun 2013

Analysis: U.S. chief justice realizes longstanding vision in voting-rights case

WASHINGTON - For an often enigmatic figure at the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts spoke to the essence of his legal philosophy on Tuesday in eliminating a voting-rights provision enacted to protect blacks and other minorities.

25 Jun 2013

Argentina asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear debt appeal

NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES - Argentina has taken its legal battle with "holdout" creditors to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that body to overturn a lower court ruling in a case whose outcome could push the country into default.

World, Argentina 25 Jun 2013

Supreme Court guts key part of landmark Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gutted a core part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act and challenged Congress to come up with a replacement plan to protect blacks and other minorities in places where discrimination still persists rather than target former slaveholding states in the South. | Video

U.S., Politics 25 Jun 2013

Obama, Democrats vow to act on voter rights after ruling

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress on Tuesday vowed to push to restore protections for the voting rights of African Americans and other minorities after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a core provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Politics, Africa, U.S. 25 Jun 2013

U.S. top court backs Florida property owner in land-use case

WASHINGTON - In a victory for advocates of private property rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that governments may owe compensation to property owners who are denied permits to develop their land.

25 Jun 2013

Supreme Court rule against biological father over American Indian girl

- In a child custody case that one justice called heartbreaking, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday an American Indian girl now being raised by her biological father should not have been taken from a couple who had cared for her since just after birth under a law aimed at keeping Native American families together.

25 Jun 2013

Obama, Democrats vow to act on voter rights after ruling

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress on Tuesday promised to act swiftly to restore protections for the voting rights of African Americans and other minorities after the Supreme Court struck down a core provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

U.S., Politics, Africa 25 Jun 2013

Timeline - A chronology of challenges to U.S. Voting Rights Act

- The U.S. Supreme Court's voting rights ruling on Tuesday focused on the part of federal law that requires certain states and municipalities with a history of racial discrimination, mostly in the South, to get approval from the Justice Department or a federal court before making electoral changes.

Politics, U.S. 25 Jun 2013

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Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court

An interactive look at each issue before the Supreme Court during the 2011-2012 session, featuring case summaries, information on the lawyers, firms and agencies behind every fight and links to important legal briefs and headlines.   Full Coverage 

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