Tag: Shelby County v. Holder

With the SCOTUS Majority Intent on Dismantling the Voting Rights Act, Pro-Democracy States are Enacting State VRAs

Brian is gone today. The current climate suggests that further VRA destruction is imminent, so expect pro-democracy states who've not already implemented state VRAs to act rapidly in 2025. We have this report from June: We reported recently on the impact of Shelby County v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court majority’s decision invalidating Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Anticipating even more erosion of the VRA, some states have passed their own state VRAs.

Rebroadcast: Learn How the Shelby County v. Holder Decision Unleashed New Barriers to Voting

Brian is off today, leading a training. Every voter should know and understand the basics of the Shelby County decision changed American Democracy, and not for the better. The current conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court unleashed anti-voter and racist state legislatures kept in check for decades by "pre-clearance" requirements to once again push the limits of voter suppression.