WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * In a 2-1 decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, a panel of judges determined that private plaintiffs - such as private citizens and civil rights groups - no longer have the right to bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits racial discrimination in voting. The ruling, which holds legal authority in the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesot  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Today, a panel of federal judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held in a 2-1 ruling that private plaintiffs can no longer bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits racial discrimination in voting. The decision, which is binding only in the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Sou  more