Supreme Court Weakens Key Voting Rights Act Provision

The Supreme Court issued a ruling weakening a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, dealing a significant blow to federal voting rights protections. Civil rights organizations condemned the decision, with one coalition calling it 'a day of loss for our democracy.' The ruling continues a series of high court decisions that have gradually narrowed the scope of the landmark 1965 law, which was enacted to protect minority voters from discriminatory election practices.