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Then-Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice David Stras speaks in St. Paul, Minn., May 13, 2010. A divided federal appeals court on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act.Photo: Jim Mone/AP

Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, rules private plaintiffs can’t sue 

November 22 | Christina Cassidy and Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals...

Conservatives’ federal case challenges immigrant voting — using ex-council members’ own words

August 31 | Yoav Gonen, THE CITY

EDITORS’ NOTE: In speaking with legal counselors this morning, the Eagle has...

Opinions & observations: How a judge could decide the presidential election

September 24 | John E. Finn The Conversation

Imagine the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Given the unprecedented number...

Brooklyn Bar Association discusses past, present and future of voter suppression

September 17 | Rob Abruzzese

The Brooklyn Bar Association and the Caribbean American Lawyers Association hosted a...

6 women’s bar association presidents come together to celebrate the right to vote

August 14 | Rob Abruzzese

The presidents of the women’s bar associations from New York...

Cobblestoned Hudson Avenue in Vinegar Hill is a romantic spot for a Valentine’s Day kiss. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Around Brooklyn: Bichotte commemorates Voting Rights Act

August 7 | Editorial Staff

Bichotte commemorates Voting Rights Act Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte (D-Flatbush-Ditmas Park...

Hundreds march across Brooklyn Bridge for Selma anniversary

March 10 | Anna Spivak

Some 500 New Yorkers took to the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, March...

Pols urge Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act at Borough Hall

August 8 | Denise Romano

Politicians from all levels of government gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall on...

NYC Districting Commission Hears Objections To Proposed Map

October 16 | Helen Klein

Dozens of Brooklynites converged on Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights on...

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