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A new study from the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice has found that the racial turnout gap — the difference in the turnout rate between White and non-White voters — has consistently grown since 2013, when the Supreme Court dismantled what civil rights activists called the Voting Rights Act’s (VRA) most effective weapon against racial discrimination in voting.
In that Shelby County v. Holder decision, a conservative majority on the high court gutted the VRA by eliminating a key enforcement mechanism in the landmark law. That provision required states and jurisdictions with a history of racially discriminatory voting practices to get “preclearance” — or federal approval — for any new electoral changes such as redistricting, voter ID rules or polling operations.
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A controversial Supreme Court decision could hurt Biden in …
A new study from the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice has found that the racial turnout gap — the difference in the turnout rate between White and non-White voters — has consistently grown since 2013, when the Supreme Court dismantled what civil rights activists called the Voting Rights Act’s (VRA) most effective weapon against racial discrimination in voting.
In that Shelby County v. Holder decision, a conservative majority on the high court gutted the VRA by eliminating a key enforcement mechanism in the landmark law. That provision required states and jurisdictions with a history of racially discriminatory voting practices to get “preclearance” — or federal approval — for any new electoral changes such as redistricting, voter ID rules or polling operations.
(here)
A controversial Supreme Court decision could hurt Biden in …
