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Federal court say private citizens cannot sue over Voting Rights Act

(The Center Square) - Private citizens or groups cannot sue the government over the Voting Rights Act, a panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday.

The Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel filed a lawsuit over House redistricting lines, saying they diluted the black vote.

A lower court said only courts assumed in the past …

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