The ripple effects of the Voting Rights Act ruling

What the Supreme Court’s voting decision means for Mass. residents

Most Americans don’t follow Supreme Court rulings closely. But this latest decision on the Voting Rights Act is one that will quietly shape who represents you in Congress, what policies get passed and how fairly your vote is counted, even if you live hundreds of miles from the case itself.

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The Voting Rights Act: Part Four of a Five-Part Series The federal path is largely closed. The maps are being redrawn right now. Here is what’s left, who is already fighting, and what it is going to take. By Portia WoodSpecial to the AFRO I’m a lawyer. I’m not going to tell you there are easy answers here, because there aren’t. What happened on April 29, when the Supreme Court nullified the last enforcement tool of the Voting Rights Act, was a s…

We Are In An Era Of Procedural Total War

The six Republicans on the Supreme Court acted as a super legislature and have repealed the Voting Rights Act by judicial fiat. They have accomplished for the…

The ripple effects of the Voting Rights Act ruling

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The Supreme Court’s War on the Voting Rights Act Sends America Backwards

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The United States took a decisive step toward democracy with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At the time, Black political representation was not just limited — it was nearly nonexistent. African Americans made up more than 10 percent of the population but held less than 2 percent of seats in Congress and none in the Senate. By dismantling formal barriers to voting, the Voting Rights Act opened the …

IATSE Warns: Weakening the Voting Rights Act Harms Working People and Our Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) condemns the recent decision issued by the Supreme Court affecting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. The Voting Rights Act is a landmark federal law enacted to prohibit discrimination in voting and to protect equal rights and representation within the democratic process. Section 2 specifically serves as one of the most important safeguards of the …