Voting rights advocates shift fight after Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act

8 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Apr 30

Groups in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi said they would intensify state-level litigation, cross-state coalition-building and voter mobilisation after Wednesday's ruling.
Ashley K Shelton of Power Coalition urged Black voters and allies to turn out in the fall and elect a Congress to restore protections, while other organisers predicted enormous mobilisation.
Advocates said the decision weakens Section 2 challenges to racially discriminatory maps, marks a retrogression in minority rights and echoes the long struggle that followed Selma and Bloody Sunday.

With federal protections weakened, can emerging state-level voting rights acts effectively safeguard fair representation for minority voters?