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Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could put new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. Matt York/AP hide caption

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Supreme Court Seems Ready To Uphold Restrictive Voting Laws

The court heard arguments in a case that could allow state legislatures to make it more difficult for some to vote. The arguments centered on a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.

A computer-generated unfolding sequence of sealed letter DB-1538. New research describes how "virtual unfolding" was used to read the contents of sealed letter packets from 17th century Europe without physically opening them. Unlocking History Research Group hide caption

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Reading A Letter That's Been Sealed For More Than 300 Years — Without Opening It

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Bitcoin: Mother Of All Bubbles, Or Revolutionary Breakthrough

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Bunny Wailer, Iconic Reggae Singer And Wailers Co-Founder, Has Died At Age 73

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Stacey Abrams speaks at a rally in Atlanta for then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Nov. 2, 2020. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption

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Stacey Abrams On Why Securing Voting Rights Is As Necessary Now As In The Past

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Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could put new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. Matt York/AP hide caption

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Supreme Court Seems Ready To Uphold Restrictive Voting Laws

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