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From 1972 to determine which states, cities and counties are covered by the voting rights act. in his opinion, chief justice john roberts wrote, "our country has changed, and while any racial discrimination in voting is too much, congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions." the court did not strike down section 5, which allows the federal government to require pre-approval. but without section 4, section 5 will have no actual effect. i...

New formula. the opinion written by chief justice roberts strikes down section four. thats the portion that set the formula to determine if a state or county required preapproval before making any voting changes. this preclearance portion of the act is called section five. that section survives. but it has no impact unless congress figures out a new formula and agrees on it. and with this current congress, the odds of that happening are slim. the justices are back tomorrow for the final day of t...

Discrimination, so we shouldnt assume that the voting rights act doesnt address a current problem. you know, i hear a number of people in the media talk about the, you know, the expected demise -- >> you were saying this during the break. >> right. and i think that we have to remember that, you know, first of all, its folly to predict what the supreme courts going to do, but theres ample reason for the court to uphold section 5 of the voting rights act. right? given the fact that this was a subs...

Justice department bails them out, they would no longer be covered new york longer have to submit their voting changes for preclearance. on the other hand, the groups like our non-profit group would have to do section two litigation or use other legal tools certainly not going to give up, but thats very cost prohibitive for us and for the jurisdictions and for voters. these are our most fundamental rights, certainly voters of color with concerned but all americans are concerned about this assaul...

Something as simple as where a polling place is, moving it out of a neighborhood, for example, that is more accessible to the minority population, changing district lines, the thing about section 5 so important and makes it vulnerable it is incredibly broad in the range of voting system it is applies to. >> kathy, which states, we talk about the broadness of this which states most affected by the ruling? >> states across the south and southwest but also parts of alaska, parts of new york city be...

Later that year through the nonviolent work of dr. martin luther king jr. lyndon b. johnson signed the voting rights act of 1965, and a key provision of the all too important law is in jeopardy now. with me is the reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation here on msnbc, plus -- as well as martin luther king iii, president and ceo of martin luther king injury, center for nonviolence, social change. gentlemen, its great to have you here. mr. king, i want to start with you. both you and the rev...

1965 to prevent racial discrimination, to stop the taxes, literacy taxes and violence rampant across jim crowe south. nine states are required, mostly in the south, to get federal permission before changing their voting procedures. this provision stopped unfair voting changes like districts redrawn to minimize the vote of african-americans. recently, its been used to block photo id laws in south carolina and texas. and cutbacks in early voting in florida. yet, in 2009, chief justice roberts wrot...

Some course of black people or latino people. it really looking at actual voting patterns. the thing thats often true in many of the section five jurisdictions, a level thats not true in other places, is that the minority community are trying to elect candidates that the majority community will systematically reject. you have to find a place to have a political voice. >> can i make a point? this is not an grassroots uprising. this is a conservative complex. the same field that were pushing discr...

Ryan haygood a member of the litigation team arguing shelby v. holder before the supreme court this week. and bishop harry jones, a pastor at the mount mariah baptist church in colorado and in support of the voting rights act. in 1965, over a century of the emancipation proclamation, signed into law, people of color with their exercise of the right to vote. the heart of the voting ryes action is section five which subjects any voting changes in the south and some other covered jurisdictions with...

Early voting and making it harder to register and showing documentation and that not all legal voters have, voting changes have made vote iing har in ways the advancement project says could keep ten million latino citizens from registering. in the swing states of colorado, florida, and virginia they affect more hispanic voters than the entire margin of democratic victory in 2008. hold on. theres more. challenge the need for such heavy measures with olay. regenerist micro-sculpting serum for firm...