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Breaking: Supreme Court to Rule on Voting Rights Law

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January 9, 2009

According to , the Supreme Court just agreed to review an appeal in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District v. Mukasey. It's a constitutional dispute over Congress' 25-year extension of federal voting rights law's requirement that some states and local governments get clearance in Washington before making any changes in election laws or methods. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û is representing a resident of the voting district. Check back here and on www.aclu.org for more soon...

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