Rights
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World
Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds
The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court…
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News
Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73
He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called “bodily liberty” over…
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World
Greece Is Set to Be First Orthodox Country to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
The country’s Parliament is expected to also extend equal parental rights to same-sex couples, including clearing the way for them…
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News
Paul Chevigny, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at 88
An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive policing. He also successfully challenged…
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News
Paul Chevingy, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at 88
An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive policing. He also successfully challenged…
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World
A Palestinian Author, Ahed Tamimi, Faces Indefinite Detention After Hearing
It was around 4 a.m. when Nariman Tamimi’s daughter, Ahed, roused her from sleep and told her that Israeli soldiers…
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World
How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack
A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to a law that has shored…
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World
Federal Judge Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania Must Be Counted
The judge said that a state law requiring voters to date the return envelope violated the voting protections of the…
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World
Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act
The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil…
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Sports
Tug-of-War Over N.B.A. Rights Provides Glimpse of Media’s Future
The league’s longtime television partners, including ESPN and Turner, are undergoing major changes, which could alter how games are watched.