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SCOTUS Strikes Down Alabama Maps That Limit Black Voter Power

The NPR Politics Podcast

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The Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

There was a major ruling back in 2013. It essentially got rid of this sections, made them ineffective. The court's majority found the coverage formula used to determine which states and counties would require that kind of preclearance it's called. That was considered just a gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

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