Breaking News: Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act, Court Upholds Full and Equal Right to Vote
On Monday, June 22nd, in a case in which SCSJ joined an amicus brief submitted on behalf of grassroots organizations in the south, the Supreme Court did not strike down any part of the recently reauthorized Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional and instead held that all jurisdictions should be allowed to “bailout” if they have compiled with the Act’s requirements. SCSJ argued to the Court that Section 5 of the Act, the “preclearance” requirement, is an important protection for minority voting rights. That provision will now continue to be in effect. Click here to read the Court’s 8 – 1 decision.
