SUPREME COURT GUTS VOTING RIGHTS ACT, SOUTH FACES NEW BARRIERS

The Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, stripping away protections that have shielded Black voters from discriminatory practices for decades. Edward Blackmon Jr., arrested at 16 during a voting rights protest in Mississippi, represents a new generation fighting battles their parents already won. Without Section 5 protections, states can now redraw maps and suppress votes with minimal federal oversight.