**US Supreme Court Ruling Deals Crushing Blow to Civil Rights Act** In a devastating decision that marks the end of a long and contentious battle, the US Supreme Court has effectively dismantled a crucial provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA). The ruling, authored by conservative justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito, has been hailed as a major victory for the court's right-wing majority, but criticized by civil rights advocates as a betrayal of the landmark legislation that protected the democratic rights of Black and minority Americans. With this decision, the court has effectively chipped away at the very foundations of the VRA, leaving many to wonder what's next for the civil rights movement. The Louisiana v Callais ruling is the fifth major decision in recent years that has eroded protections for minority voters, sparking widespread outrage and calls for action from lawmakers and activists alike.
Defense secretary to be quizzed in Senate as Khamenei says foreigners have no place in Gulf ‘except at bottom of its waters’Sign up for the Breaking News US emailThe ruling from the US supreme court destroying one of the last pillars of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) marks the end of a long and painstaking campaign to roll back civil rights legislation by two titans of the court’s rightwing majority, chief justice John Roberts and Samuel Alito.Acting as an unspoken double act, the duo have chipped away at what has been called the crown jewel of the civil rights movement. Wednesday’s ruling in Louisiana v Callais is the fifth major supreme court decision authored by the two justices that have slowly but surely strangled efforts to protect the democratic rights of Black and other minority Americans. Continue reading...
