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Civil rights groups plan Washington march after Supreme Court voting rights ruling
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Civil rights groups plan Washington march after Supreme Court voting rights ruling
A coalition led by Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network has announced a march on Washington for August 28, responding to recent federal rulings that weakened voting protections.
- The "March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote" will take place on the 63rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
- Martin Luther King III said defending the vote means defending democracy and called for marching "not only in remembrance, but in action."
- In April, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map and rewrote Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, limiting protections against racial gerrymandering.
- Alabama judges upheld a redistricting plan that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black congressional districts for the midterm elections.
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