LOUISIANA GIVES A VOICE TO IMPOVERISHED RESIDENTS LAW ENDING PRISON / Supreme Court / University of Texas / /
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state law ending prison-based gerrymandering / voter registration services / federal tax law / /
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Harvard Law School / NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND / ACLU Washington Legislative Office / Supreme Court / Department of Justice / Congress / U.S. Supreme Court / NAACP Legal Defense Fund / LDF’s mission / Legal Defense Fund / University of Texas / /
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Charles Ogletree / Barack Obama / Thurgood Marshall / Laura W. Murphy / Virginia Case / John Payton John Payton / Charles Hamilton Houston / Washington Legislative / / /
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Presidential election / /
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attorney / President / teacher / leader / civil rights attorney / Professor / Director / Interim President and Director-Counsel / Fisher / president and director-counsel / /
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Texas / Kansas / Alabama / Alaska / Louisiana / Shelby County / New York / Michigan / South Dakota / South Carolina / Mississippi / Florida / North Carolina / California / Georgia / Arizona / New Hampshire / /
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