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Supreme Court voids key part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act that requires states to get federal permission to change their voting laws. CBS News' Jan Crawford reports on the 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts.
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