Nine years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. This was an awful decision, right up there with this week’s trifecta of Miranda/Roe/guns.
Today marks the 9th anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder, a Supreme Court decision that cut the teeth out of the Voting Rights Act. Today, voting rights, elections, and consequently our democracy, are at risk. It’s time to #RestoreTheVRA #RestoreTheVotehttps://t.co/CxHwqzQ8aD
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) June 25, 2022
Nine years ago today, the Supreme Court dealt a grave blow to American Democracy with its disastrous ruling in Shelby v. Holder.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 25, 2022
Nine years after Shelby v. Holder, the legal decision that gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, we continue to see its effects that discriminate against voters, particularly people of color.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) June 25, 2022
We continue to press back against suppressing these voices.#TheMarchContinues pic.twitter.com/5uAJuxncVm
#OnThisDay June 25, 2013 SCOTUS in Shelby v. Holder invalidates key aspects of the Voting Rights Act, removing protections that shielded voters from racial discrimination since 1965.
— GET THEE VACCINATED OR GET THEE A TOE TAG. (@JamesMWilliam18) June 25, 2022
What was Shelby v. Holder?
Glad you asked. #GladYouAsked pic.twitter.com/XIKBEx5BLF
Sad! 