Is the Voting Rights Act Dead? (with Janai Nelson)
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Joyce Vance speaks with Janai Nelson about the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
Is the Voting Rights Act dead? On this week’s Insider podcast, Joyce Vance speaks with President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, Janai Nelson, while Preet is out. They break down the Supreme Court’s decision in a major voting rights case, Louisiana v. Callais , which Nelson argued before the Court, and what the ruling means for the future of the Voting Rights Act. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Join Preet and Barb McQuade live at the 92NY on May 31st: cafe.com/barb Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack . This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.
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Host: Joyce Vance
Guest: Janai Nelson
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