Plaskett and Civil Rights Leaders Urge Biden Denounce "Racist" Legal Precedents

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Plaskett and Civil Rights Leaders Urge Biden Denounce "Racist" Legal Precedents

The White House should condemn a series of legal cases disenfranchising residents of U.S. territories and instruct the Department of Justice to stop citing and defending them, civil rights activists, including Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett, said Tuesday.

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