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A new federal appeals court ruling would take away the right of individuals and private organizations to sue over violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Janai Nelson, director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about the importance of the Voting Rights Act to ensuring that all voices in our democracy are equally heard.