Supreme Court Hears Case on Voting Rights
The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could potentially strike down the last major part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act, declaring that
today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act aims to ensure that minority voters are not shut out of the process of drawing new congressional districts.
At the time the law was passed, there were only a few minority members of the House of Representatives, including six African American, four Hispanic, and two Asian or Pacific Islander members, with none from the Deep South.
Author's summary: Supreme Court hears case on voting rights act.