High court voids key part of Voting Rights Act
High court voids key part of Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled today that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require federal monitoring of elections. The justices said in 5-4 vote that the law Congress most recently renewed in 2006 relies on 40-year-old data that does not reflect racial progress and changes in U.S. society.