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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law
President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, a nonprofit organization in Washington that focuses on voting rights law
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Kristen Clarke
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FROM Kristen Clarke
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Courts strike down restrictive voter laws in two states In the past 10 days, federal courts have issued major decisions against Republican-backed restrictions designed to curb so-called "voter fraud" in Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio and North Carolina. Voting rights advocates say the tide is turning against what they call "voter suppression." Kristen Clarke, President of the nonprofit Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law , says these recent decisions demonstrate strong support for voting rights. Photo by Michael Fleshman
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