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Congress enacted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to address entrenched racial discrimination in voting, "an insidious and pervasive evil which had been perpetuated in certain parts of our country through unremitting and ingenious defiance of the Constitution". [2] .
In the 2013 case Shelby County v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a powerful provision in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, undermining a law widely regarded as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation in American history.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits any voting standard, practice or procedure – including redistricting plans – that result in the denial or dilution of minority voting strength. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was amended in 1982 to establish that intentional
11 Δεκ 2019 · EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was passed in 1965 to ensure that state and local governments do not deny American citizens the equal right to vote based on their race, color, or membership in a minority language group. This legislation enshrines the right of every citizen an equal
1 Ιουλ 2023 · This website provides a database and accompanying analysis of cases decided under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act between June 29, 1982 and July 1, 2023. Through an analysis of Section 2 at 40 in 2022, it updates our 2006 study documenting Section 2 litigation through 2005.
21 Φεβ 2017 · A case in which the Court found that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not require redistricting in a county lacking a numerical majority of a racial minority of citizens. Granted Mar 17, 2008
4 Αυγ 2018 · The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to ensure state and local governments do not pass laws or policies that deny American citizens the equal right to vote based on race. On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court swept away a key provision of this landmark civil rights law in Shelby County v. Holder.
