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Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act in Alabama

WUGA | By Martin Matheny

Published June 15, 2023 at 6:15 AM EDT

In a decision that heartened voting rights advocates, the US Supreme Court upheld section 2 of the Voting Rights Act last week. That decision concerned redistricting in Alabama, but it could have implications in Georgia.

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Martin Matheny

Martin Matheny was formerly WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which was heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He is now the Morning Edition Host for Delaware First Media.

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