Conservative Majority Strikes Down Voting Rights Act Section
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“Harvard Law Professor Nick Stephanopoulos put it this way on social media, light a candle for the Voting Rights Act, which died today, age 60.”
“the high court has been moving more broadly in terms of race neutrality in cases involving employment and affirmative action at universities. And it's the court saying, yes, here too. When drawing district lines, you cannot explicitly be taking race into account.”
“The White House says the new court decision returns the law to its original intent, which was to protect against intentional racial discrimination.”
“the court ruling this week because the high court has been moving.”
“divvying up by race. That came in a dissent in a case.”
“terms of race neutrality and cases involving employment and affirmation of action.”
“to three vote by the conservative majority struck down a key section of the Voting Rights Act, which required maps to be drawn not to discriminate against racial minorities.”
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