Voting Rights Act: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: University of of Pennsylvania Carey Law School - Legal Scholarship Repository - The Voting Rights Act and the Fifteenth Amendment Standard of Review (PDF). | Nov 03, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Mention of Louisiana v. Callais added. | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| Top Questions added. | Mar 19, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | Oct 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of of Pennsylvania Carey Law School - Legal Scholarship Repository - The Voting Rights Act and the Fifteenth Amendment Standard of Review (PDF). | Dec 26, 2024 | ||
| Added an interactive voting rights timeline. | Aug 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Zinn Education Project - The Voting Rights Act: Ten Things You Should Know. | Apr 25, 2024 | ||
| Replaced media. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Article updated to mention the Supreme Court's ruling in Allen v. Milligan (2023). | Jun 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Welfare History Project - Voting Rights Act of 1965: an introduction. | Mar 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Archives - Voting Rights Act (1965). | Dec 26, 2022 | ||
| Updated to mention that the Supreme Court heard arguments in Merrill v. Milligan in October 2022. | Oct 04, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - Voting Rights Act of 1965. | Mar 08, 2022 | ||
| Article revised to mention the effective defeat in 2022 of Democratic legislation that would have updated and strengthened the Voting Rights Act. | Jan 20, 2022 | ||
| Article revised to mention the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (2021). | Jul 02, 2021 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Oct 16, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Nov 21, 2018 | ||
| Added photographs. | Jan 30, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute - Voting Rights Act. | Apr 11, 2014 | ||
| Revised to mention Shelby County v. Holder (2013). | Jun 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Our Documents - Voting Rights Act (1965). | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Congress of Racial Equality - Voting Rights Act of 1965. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Learning Site - The 1965 Voting Rights Act. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The United States Department of Justice - History of Federal Voting Rights Laws. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Global Freedom Struggle - Voting Rights Act. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Leadership Conference - Voting Rights Act. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - The Voting Rights Act of 1965. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Voting Rights Act. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention Supreme Court decision in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder, et al. (2009). | Jul 13, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 21, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 08, 2006 | ||
| New article added. | Dec 17, 2004 |
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