Supreme Court Decision On Voting Rights

June 26, 2013 – Segment 1

We discuss this week’s Supreme Court decision striking down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling allows nine states, mostly in the South, to change their election laws without advance federal approval. Joining us for the discussion are:

Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine;

Aderson Francois, Associate Professor of Law at Howard University School of Law;

Michael Higginbotham, Wilson H. Elkins Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law.

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Written by Marc Steiner

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