Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday rolling back protections for Black and Latino voters marks another dramatic turn in the long-fought effort by conservative justices to reverse measures vital to overcoming America’s legacy of race discrimination.
Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.
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Will the Voting Rights Ruling Really Be a Disaster for Democrats?
Election analyst Sean Trende on the fallout from a major Supreme Court decision.
The Georgia Secretary of State's office launched a new early voting data hub that shows record numbers in first week of midterm primary voting.
The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.
Alex Padilla was in the Library of Congress with several dozen other senators when their phones all buzzed with the news of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act. He was dismayed, but not shocked,
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The Black Caucus is the ‘conscience of Congress.’ Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit
Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shakeup of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representation.