Harsh punishments for Black Americans over voting errors spark outcry | The fight to vote
Pamela Moses was sentenced to six years for trying to vote while white people who committed more intentional acts of fraud merely received probation
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In an unexpected move last Friday, a Memphis judge ordered a new trial for Pamela Moses, the Black Lives Matter activist who was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote.
A long-anticipated Republican review of the 2020 election in Wisconsin argued that lawmakers could decertify" Joe Biden's victory in the state - something that is not legally possible.
New voting restrictions loomed over the Texas primary, where progressive notched key wins and a Donald Trump ally suffered a major blow.
A federal judge in Georgia declined to impose new electoral maps in the state, even though he found evidence that the ones Republicans passed last year were illegal.
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