The 1965 Voting Rights Act could further be dismantled. Opening arguments to dismantle Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act have been heard. If the Supreme Court votes in favor, this could limit further protections for racial minorities from discrimination in voting.
What rights could be taken away? How did this case get to the Supreme Court? How can it be stopped? Who argued in front of the Supreme Court?
Guest: Jeanine Abrams McLean, Ph.D., evolutionary biologist, president of Fair Count, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, founded by Stacey Abrams
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*This interview was recorded on Monday, October 17.