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When the Senate took up the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], Dworshak voted in favor of removing Title III which authorized the [[United States Attorney General]] to seek preventative relief in civil rights cases,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s71 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO DELETE AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK PREVENTIVE RELIEF IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> though strongly opposed and voted against<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s73 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE JURY TRIALS IN ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND PROVIDE UNIFORM METHODS FOR SELECTING FEDERAL COURT JURIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> the [[jury trial amendment]] which further gutted the legislation into being effectively toothless, stating that the amendment:<ref>August 3, 2021. [https://lmtribune.com/flashback/the-strange-division-on-civil-rights/article_efdde3d7-69b0-5699-a789-1bcef56db54e.html The Strange Division On Civil Rights]. ''The Lewiston Tribune''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref>
When the Senate took up the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], Dworshak voted in favor of removing Title III which authorized the [[United States Attorney General]] to seek preventative relief in civil rights cases,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s71 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO DELETE AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK PREVENTIVE RELIEF IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> though strongly opposed and voted against<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s73 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE JURY TRIALS IN ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND PROVIDE UNIFORM METHODS FOR SELECTING FEDERAL COURT JURIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> the [[jury trial amendment]] which further gutted the legislation into being effectively toothless, stating that the amendment:<ref>August 3, 2021. [https://lmtribune.com/flashback/the-strange-division-on-civil-rights/article_efdde3d7-69b0-5699-a789-1bcef56db54e.html The Strange Division On Civil Rights]. ''The Lewiston Tribune''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...practically scuttled any hope of getting an effective civil rights bill.}}
{{cquote|...practically scuttled any hope of getting an effective civil rights bill.}}
However, the amendment passed with majority support from Senate Democrats. Dworshak still voted for the final version of the 1957 bill,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> which was signed into law by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
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