- Thousands rallied in Montgomery, Alabama to demand voting rights protections amid concerns over redistricting efforts under President Trump.
- Senator Cory Booker condemned a recent Supreme Court ruling as an attack on Black voting rights, drawing historical parallels to Dred Scott a
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