The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of our nation’s most critical federal civil rights statutes. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which is a key element of the Act, requires certain jurisdictions ...

On the 10th anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder, we reflect on the damage that's been done, our efforts to fight back, and the transformative strategies we need to achieve a truly just, inclusive ...

And that case, Shelby County v. Holder, is what we're going to examine today in our series The Right To Vote. As the vice president mentioned, that Supreme Court case has, in part, made it possible ...

It was a crowning achievement of the civil rights movement: the Voting Rights Act of 1965. For decades, it gave the federal government the power to shut down potentially discriminatory voting changes ...

On this day 10 years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). That decision has been devastating for voters of color and our representative democracy. And while the court’s ...

Ten years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby decision ended federal preclearance for Southern states to make changes to their elections, as outlined in the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Those ...

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with lawyer Debo Adegbile about how the Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder, which gutted Section 5 of The Voting... The Right To Vote: The Impact Of Shelby County V.

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