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Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

  • Written by Anthony Michael Kreis, Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University
imageThe recent court decision about the Voting Rights Act could be a setback for people's right to vote.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government – not private citizens or civil rights groups – could sue to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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