Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Could Play a Big Role at the Local Level

Supreme Court voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level

The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.

The Supreme Court just handed down two surprisingly timid Voting Rights Act decisions

Justice Neil Gorsuch wants to make it impossible to sue for violations of the Voting Rights Act. | Mario Tama/Getty Images On Monday, the Supreme Court decided not to thrust another dagger into the nearly lifeless corpse of the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is arguably the most successful civil rights law in American history. Before the Roberts Court began to dismantle it, the VRA included a web of provisions intended to prev…

How the Supreme Court's voting rights decision could impact Illinois and explaining Dick Durbin's 'John Lewis Voting Rights Act' - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - WNIJ’s Peter Medlin talked with Northern Illinois University professor Scot Schraufnagel about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to cut key parts of the Voting Rights Act and a bill Senator Dick Durbin has introduced multiple times to restore the Voting Rights Act. The post How the Supreme Court’s voting rights decision could impact Illinois and explaining Dick Durbin’s ‘John Lewis Voting Rights Act’ appeared first on IPM N…