The Supreme Court on Tuesday freed states from special federal oversight under the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, saying the data Congress used to identify the states was outdated and unfair. The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the other conservative members of the court in the majority. Read the decision Supreme Court voting rights ruling The Supreme Court struck on Tuesday down a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Supreme Court will announce its decision about a key section of the Voting Rights Act soon. (Follow our live blog for latest updates from the Supreme Court.) The court did not strike down a provision allowing special federal...
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