Voting Rights Bill Blocked

Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court

Voting Rights Act faces a near-death experience at US Supreme Court

The conservative justices signaled they could undercut the law's Section 2, which bars voting maps that would result in diluting the voting power of minorities, even without direct proof of racist intent.

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Justices Seemed Open to Further Limiting the Voting Rights Act

Opinion

Mother Jones · 5d

Voting Rights Are on the Supreme Court’s Chopping Block

4don MSN

Supreme Court could deliver ‘catastrophic’ decision on Voting Rights Act and blow up protections from racial discrimination

The court’s conservative majority could gut the landmark civil rights law — and open the door for Republicans to erase ...

3don MSN

If the Voting Rights Act Falls

The Supreme Court appears ready to hobble the landmark civil-rights law. What does that mean for Black voters, democracy, and ...

6abc News

Senate fails to change filibuster rule to allow passage of voting rights legislation

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday night failed to change the filibuster rule to allow voting rights legislation to pass with a simple majority. The rule change would have required 51 votes ...

WPTV-TV

Voting rights bill blocked after Dems fail to change Senate rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy failed in the Senate Wednesday night. Democrats failed to change Senate rules ...

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