US supreme court could deal blow to provision protecting minority voters

Decision could narrow section 2 of Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voting laws that discriminate based on race

The US supreme court will hear a case on Tuesday that could allow the court’s conservative majority to deal a major blow to the most powerful remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act, the 1965 law designed to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/01/us-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-provision
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