How Republicans and SCOTUS are shrinking the power of voters of color
How Republicans and SCOTUS are shrinking the power of voters of color
Posted: Jul 22, 2021 10:50 AM
Updated: Jul 22, 2021 10:50 AM
Posted By: Analysis by Brandon Tensley, CNN
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At the beginning of the month, the 6-3 conservative-majority US Supreme Court essentially gave Republicans carte blanche to racially discriminate against voters.
Through its ruling in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Court mangled the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, whose protections had already been eroded in 2013.