The Supreme Court Upholds Provision Prohibiting Racial Gerrymandering

The US Supreme Court on Thursday stepped back from the brink of totally gutting the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act by a five to four vote. The decision could reverberate across other states with reconsideration of how congressional lines are drawn in areas with significant black population. "We've got a long ugly history that's a reason why there's, you know, additional scrutiny applied to some of these states as well"