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In states that were previously subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the racial turnout gap has doubled since 2013.

bearish·Raphael Warnock

Senator Raphael Warnock states that in U.S. states formerly under the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the racial turnout gap has doubled since 2013.

bearish·Raphael Warnock

A Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act will make it more difficult for the Democratic Party to win elections.

bearish·Hillary Clinton

In states that were previously subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the racial turnout gap has doubled since 2013.

Official sourceRaphael WarnockJun 20

Senator Raphael Warnock states that in U.S. states formerly under the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the racial turnout gap has doubled since 2013.

Expert perspectiveRaphael WarnockJun 20

A Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act will make it more difficult for the Democratic Party to win elections.

Expert perspectiveHillary ClintonJun 5

The U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion stated that its April 29th ruling, which scaled back the Voting Rights Act, undercut the legal claims against Alabama's redistricting map.

Expert perspectiveGreg StorrJun 4

A three-judge federal panel, consisting of two Trump appointees and one Clinton appointee, found Alabama's 2023 legislative map to be unconstitutional and in violation of the Voting Rights Act, even u...

Expert perspectiveRichard BrafaultJun 2

The Supreme Court's decision in the Louisiana versus Calais case has made it significantly more difficult for vote dilution claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to be successful.

Expert perspectiveRichard BrafaultJun 2

In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed by a 5-to-4 vote a lower court's finding that Alabama had violated the Voting Rights Act.

Expert perspectiveRichard BrafaultJun 2

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Calais weakened key provisions of the Voting Rights Act.

Official sourceStacey Vanek SmithMay 20

A recent Supreme Court decision weakened the Voting Rights Act by striking down Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district.

Official sourceDavid GuraMay 17

The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder eliminated the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act for states with a history of voter suppression.

Expert perspectiveMelissa MurrayMay 10

Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina have all announced plans to target majority-minority districts that were created as a result of litigation under the Voting Rights Act.

Expert perspectiveJonathan DiazMay 9

The Roberts Court has been incrementally weakening the Voting Rights Act for the last 15 years with decisions including Brnovich in 2021 and Shelby County in 2013.

Expert perspectiveJonathan DiazMay 9

The Supreme Court's conservative majority's decision in Calais v. Louisiana gutted the Voting Rights Act.

Expert perspectiveJonathan DiazMay 9

The progressive group Fair Fight Action identified 19 possible seats that Republicans could target for gerrymandering if Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was not in place.

Expert perspectiveJune GrossoMay 5

The Supreme Court has functionally made the Voting Rights Act unenforceable despite not explicitly overturning it.

Expert perspectiveJonathan DiazMay 5

The Roberts court has been chipping away at the Voting Rights Act for the last 15 years through a series of decisions.

Expert perspectiveJonathan DiazMay 5

The Supreme Court's conservative majority made a ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act.

Expert perspectiveJune GrossoMay 5

The Supreme Court's recent decision on a Louisiana congressional map has been interpreted by Justice Kagan as making Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act a "dead letter."

Expert perspectiveDavid GurraMay 3

Since the Supreme Court's 2021 Brnovich v. DNC decision, there have been no successful cases brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act outside of the redistricting context.

Expert perspectiveRichard HassanMay 2

Under the new interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, states can defend the dilution of minority voter power by claiming it was done for partisan advantage, making partisan gerrymandering a defense.

Expert perspectiveRichard HassanMay 2

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