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The full U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to take up the Texas voter ID case Wednesday, adding another chapter to the law’s convoluted journey through the federal court system.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to reverse a federal judge’s decision to award legal fees to lawyers who fought the state in a marathon redistricting case.
Lawyers in Paxton’s office argued that a district court in Washington, D.C. had no authority to award the fees.
EXPANDED access to health care, new education programs for our youngest citizens, landmark protections at the ballot box: The wave of civil-rights laws that Congress passed 50 years ago broke down barriers for millions of people in our country to more fully participate in their communities and our democracy.
As the Representative of Alabama's 7th District where so many fought, bled, and died in the struggle for racial equality, I take very seriously my role as a protector of the legacy. And as a daughter of Selma and a lifetime member of the historic Brown Chapel AME Church, such a role is very personal to me.
This week, the civil rights legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson is being celebrated and every Texan should be proud.