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Rehnquist Vs. Voting Rights

By The Daily Dish

Feb 27 2007, 4:59 AM ET

The former Chief Justice prevented Hispanic voters from casting ballots in Pheonix in 1962. Newly declassified FBI documents fill in the picture. That much is clear. But was his judicial philosophy also designed to keep minorities from the polls? Here's a negative view of Rehnquist's legacy from Legal Times.



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