The Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision gutting the federal Voting Rights Act sent Black Democrats in the U.S. House reeling on Wednesday, as they confronted a new reality where Republicans could gerrymander some of them out of office and limit the ... .

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Leader Isaacsohn and Asst. Minority Whip Desiree Tims Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Weakening the Voting Rights Act (Ohio House of Representatives)

Public Technologies 01 May 2026

"The Voting Rights Act was born out of struggle, sacrifice, and a clear understanding that access to the ballot cannot be left vulnerable to political gamesmanship ... The ruling comes amid growing ...

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Benny Johnson cheers Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act: “Maybe we should just ...

Media Matters 01 May 2026

... and so on — a very, very different America, and the Supreme Court rightly struck it all down ... It destroyed the grid to break down racial boundaries and the Voting Rights Act, and now this is no more.

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Oh, Great, We’ve Lost the Last of the Voting Rights Act Now

Jezebel 01 May 2026

The Supreme Court this week (besides siding with an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center) struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, thus hollowing out the last of the 1965 Voting Rights Act—and more ...

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Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act and aids GOP efforts to control the House

Herald Banner 01 May 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday hollowed out a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere, striking down a majority Black ...

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The Slaying of the Voting Rights Act by the Coward Samuel Alito

Slate 30 Apr 2026

No one is fooled by Justice Alito’s act of cowardice, unless it is Justice Alito himself ... .

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What is Section 2, the provision of the Voting Rights Act at the heart of ...

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 30 Apr 2026

It remains to be seen how the ...

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The Latest: Supreme Court weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act

Henry Herald 30 Apr 2026

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the ...

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The Latest: Supreme Court ruling weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act

Kokomo Tribune 30 Apr 2026

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the ...

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How significant is the Supreme Court's decision limiting the Voting Rights Act?

CBS News 30 Apr 2026

... supporters said was necessary and legal under the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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