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Civil rights groups put spotlight on state legislatures

By Brian Hughes
Published July 29, 2013 4:00am ET
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Civil rights groups put spotlight on state legislatures
Rev. Al Sharpton, flanked by La Raza President Janet Murguia, right, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, speaks to reporters outside the White House on Monday. (AP/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

A cadre of top civil rights leaders, in coordination with the White House, on Monday accused state legislatures of moving to implement “voter suppression” laws amid a new push by the Obama administration to counteract the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act.

President Obama met with Attorney General Eric Holder, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and a handful of civil rights and state leaders at the White House just days after Holder vowed to challenge changes to voting laws across the nation.

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