{"id":7895,"date":"2023-06-08T11:35:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/statement-on-voting-rights-victory-in-scotus-allen-v-milligan-decision\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T11:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:35:46","slug":"statement-on-voting-rights-victory-in-scotus-allen-v-milligan-decision","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/press\/statement-on-voting-rights-victory-in-scotus-allen-v-milligan-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Voting Rights Victory in SCOTUS\u2019 Allen v. 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