General U.S. NewsMay 1, 2026·1 min read

The supreme court’s voting rights decision wasn’t about law – it was about politics | David Daley and Eric J Segall

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The supreme court’s voting rights decision wasn’t about law – it was about politics | David Daley and Eric J Segall

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This court has impaled one of the most important laws in American history, with disastrous consequences for multiracial democracy The supreme court justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have made it their life’s work to unravel the Voting Rights Act and undo the most effective civil rights legislation in American history. On Wednesday, they finished the job. Continue reading...

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