The Voting Rights Act and SCOTUS

Описание: In 2013, the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act that blocked discriminatory voting policies. Chief Justice John Roberts said that racial discrimination in voting was a thing of the past, but Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned that removing these protections was like “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.” Listen to the latest episode of our podcast, The Briefing with Michael Waldman, to learn what’s at stake for voting rights in the Supreme Court’s 2025–26 term.

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