Supreme Court deals another blow to Voting Rights Act

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of a Supreme Court ruling that undermines the Voting Rights Act and its effects on Black representation in government.

In a landmark ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act. We discuss what the ruling could mean for Black representation — not just in Congress but at all levels of government. This episode: voting correspondents Miles Parks and Hansi Lo Wang and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Guests: Miles Parks, Hansi Lo Wang, Mara Liasson

Topics covered

• Voting Rights
• Supreme Court
• Black representation
• Congress
• Government

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• Voting Rights Act
• Black representation
• Congress
• government
• politics
• NPR

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Organizations: Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act, NPR

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