Supreme Court hollows out another part of the Voting Rights Act
The ruling raises the bar for voting rights challenges and could let states redraw maps that weaken Black and Latino representation.
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Colorado's voting rights laws may shield state from Supreme Court ruling
A voter drops their ballot into the ballot box, Nov. 1, 2024 at the Aurora Municipal Center. File Photo by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado DENVER | Colorado’s strong voter protection laws and independent redistricting process will likely safeguard the state from major consequences of the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday in the Louisiana v. Callais case will have…
Right-wing media celebrate SCOTUS ruling hollowing Voting Rights Act and deny negative impact on Black voters
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled against a Louisiana election map, narrowing the Voting Rights Act in what NPR described as “the latest in a series of rulings that have all but gutted the landmark 1965 law.” Right-wing media figures and outlets celebrated the ruling and described majority-minority districts as “DEI” and “no-whites-allowed” while denying the negative impacts of the decision on Black Americans, with one commentator claiming …
The U.S. Supreme Court further undermines civil rights legislation. In the future, black voters who defend themselves against discrimination through electoral boundaries must demonstrate a racist intention to the state.
Trump's Supreme Court may have crushed a Blue Wave before it starts
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday — and on Thursday, an expert pointed out that this may help crush the potentially massive Blue Wave of Democratic lawmakers in the 2026 midterm elections.“The Supreme Court’s April 29 decision in Louisiana v. Callais curtailed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the provision of the law responsible for the creation of majority-minority districts,” wrote Cook Politic…
What is the Voting Rights Act, and why does the recent Supreme Court ruling threaten minority voters’ rights?
For more than six decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which guaranteed access to the ballot for millions of citizens in the United States, was considered one of the greatest achievements of the civil rights movement. However, a recent Supreme Court ruling has once again brought into sharp focus the extent to which that progress remains intact. The ruling, which limits one of its key legal tools, has raised alarms about a potential setback in…
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