Supreme Court: Voting Rights Act of 1965 Needs Modification
Continue reading the Original Blog PostIn a 5-4 split, the Supreme Court modified the map provision in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Shelby County brought the case to the Supreme Court.
The court held that "Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional; its formula can no longer be used as a basis for subjecting jurisdictions to pre-clearance."
Up until today, the section 4 provision in the Voting Rights Act required nine states to get approval...