The Gutting Of The Voting Rights Act
Podcast: Fresh AirPublished On: Thu Nov 30 2023
Description: Journalist Ari Berman says both the Supreme Court and the lower courts are working to dismantle the 1965 law that's considered one of the most effective pieces of civil rights legislation ever enacted in the U.S. "It's precisely because it worked and because it worked so well that there has been such a dedicated effort for 50 plus years to try to weaken and nullify it," Berman says. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews two mysteries: Alexis Soloski's Here in the Dark and The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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