Supreme Court Keeps a Pause for Now on a Ruling that Weakens the Voting Rights Act

3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections

Turns out only half of the Republican justices want to abolish the Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court keeps a pause for now on a ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday extended a pause, for now, on a controversial lower court ruling that struck down one of the remaining ways of enforcing protections against racial discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act in seven mainly Midwestern states.The new, unsigned order comes as two tribal nations in North Dakota prepare to ask the high court to take up a full review of the ruling in a redistricting case out of the 8th U.S. …

Supreme Court blocks ruling that would undermine the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court blocked an appeals court ruling that would gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in a case brought by Native American tribes challenging a North Dakota legislative map.

Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito signal support to weaken Voting Rights Act

Justice Brett Kavanaugh granted a stay but fellow conservatives Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch would have denied the application.

Voting Rights Act Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was enacted in response to voter suppression in the 1960s by state governments, local governments and law enforcement. Important sections Original jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginia. Also, subdivisions, mostly counties, in Arizona, Hawaii, Id…

Supreme Court keeps pause on ruling weakening Voting Rights Act : NPR

A demonstrator holds an umbrella and a sign saying “STAND UP! PROTECT OUR VOTING RIGHTS” outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday extended a pause, for now, on a controversial lower court ruling that struck down one of the remaining ways of enforcing protections ag…