Apr 21 Watch Was the Supreme Court ruling a setback for voting rights? By PBS News Hour In the months since the Supreme Court struck down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act, five states have tightened access to voting. The ruling has sparked nationwide debate, and the Obama administration is pushing back with an investigation. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Attorney General Holder Says Texas Should Get Approval for Election Rule Changes Attorney General Holder Says Texas Should Get Approval for Election Rule Changes… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Shields and Marcus on the Voting Rights Ruling, Democracy and Upheaval in Egypt Shields and Marcus on the Voting Rights Ruling, Democracy and Upheaval in Egypt… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch What the Voting Rights Act Ruling Means for Voters What the Voting Rights Act Ruling Means for Voters… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Shields and Gerson on Implications of Momentous Supreme Court Decisions Shields and Gerson on Implications of Momentous Supreme Court Decisions… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Justices Wrap Up Term With Blockbuster Week of Supreme Court Decisions Justices Wrap Up Term With Blockbuster Week of Supreme Court Decisions… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Can Congress Design a Successor to Struck-Down Provision of Voting Rights Act? Can Congress Design a Successor to Struck-Down Provision of Voting Rights Act?… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch In 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act In 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act… Continue watching
Jun 25 Supreme Court Decisions: Voting Rights Act Reaction Live By Meena Ganesan For more coverage of the Shelby County ruling by the Supreme Court, watch Tuesday's PBS NewsHour. (Courtroom sketches by W. J. Hennessy) The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Section 4 of the landmark Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court Live Blog: Awaiting Same-Sex Marriage and Voting Rights Act Rulings By Katelyn Polantz Landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on two major issues could come this morning. The court is set to issue decisions on the Voting Rights Act section 5, and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of… Continue reading