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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Voting rights advocates are fighting GOP voting laws and winning

    Six major court rulings against voter restriction laws were issued in the last two weeks, bringing voting rights front and center just months before the presidential election.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 2, 2016 • 1 min read

    Six major court rulings against voter restriction laws were issued in the last two weeks, bringing voting rights front and center just months before the presidential election. Republican-majority legislatures passed strict voter laws in recent years, citing voter fraud mostly in states that used to fall under federal supervision when it came to protecting voting rights. But critics insist the laws discriminate against minority voters and give Republican candidates a leg up. Voting rights advocates are fighting back, and winning in states like North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Kansas.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Ari Berman

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    2 of 5
    How did NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton change policing in LA?
    1. 0:30Commissioner Bratton to end nearly 5 decade policing career
    2. 9:51Voting rights advocates are fighting GOP voting laws and winningYou’re reading this
    3. 18:32Lifelong consequences for juveniles placed on sex offender list
    4. 26:18'Boy Erased' chronicles real-life impact of 'conversion therapy'
    5. 43:10Runyon Canyon reopens! But there are better hiking spots in LA
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