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NAACP lawsuit claims emergency manager law violates voting rights of half Michigan African Americans

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(Khalil AlHajal |MLive)  DETROIT, MI — The Detroit Branch of the NAACP filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder, Treasurer Andy Dillon and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson on Monday, claiming the voting rights of more than half the state’s African Americans are being violated by the state.