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Maricopa County, Ariz., elections officials count ballots on Nov. 4 in Phoenix. Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.
Updated July 1, 2021 at 4:37 PM ET
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday gutted most of what remains of the landmark Voting Rights Act. The court s decision, while leaving some protections involving redistricting in place, left close to a dead letter the law once hailed as the most effective civil rights legislation in the nation s history.
The 6-3 vote was along ideological lines, with Justice Samuel Alito writing the decision for the court s conservative majority, and the liberals in angry dissent.
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Progressive attorneys say US Supreme Court decision in Arizona voting case will embolden suppression efforts Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Jul 1, 2021 Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Jul 1, 2021 A U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday upholding key provisions of Arizona’s voting law will embolden Republican efforts in New Hampshire and across the country to continue to tighten their own voting laws and regulations, according to leading progressive New Hampshire voting rights and election law attorneys.“The decision, which guts the remaining portion of the Voting Rights Act, signals to Republican leaders everywhere that voter suppression is OK with the United States Supreme Court,” said attorney and former Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky, who was a candidate for governor in 2020.“And that is a powerful and destructive message,” Volinsky said in an interview.The Supreme Court – ruling 6-3, strictly along ideological lines with conservatives in the majo
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(Photo : Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC on July 1, 2021. - The US Supreme Court on July 1, 2021 upheld controversial Arizona laws that restrict how ballots can be cast, a decision that could have lasting impact on the voting rights of minorities. The ruling raises questions about the potential success of future challenges against such laws, at a time when Republican legislatures in several states are moving to enact restrictions that critics warn are intended to suppress the vote.