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NC’s voter ID law goes to trial. A judge could block it, but that may not be last word

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Amanda Smith

North Carolina’s new voter ID requirement goes to court this week as challengers in a longstanding lawsuit argue it discriminates against Black ...

Dorie Ann Ladner, civil rights activist, dies at 81

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Amanda Smith

Dorie Ann Ladner, a longtime fighter for freedom and equality in her home state of Mississippi with contributions to the NAACP, the ...

Advocates helped rally Black voters in MS. Then came ballot shortages

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Amanda Smith

Voter restriction laws: Why Republican states are changing them Republican states are passing several voter restriction laws in response to Trump’s 2020 ...

Mississippi governor debate to cap a tough campaign

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Amanda Smith

Emily Wagster Pettus  |  Associated Press Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley were set to face off Wednesday night in their only ...