“The Supreme Court has effectively gutted one of the nation's most important and effective civil rights laws. Minority voters in places with a record of discrimination are now at greater risk of being disenfranchised than they have been in decades. Today's decision is a blow to democracy. Jurisdictions will be able to enact policies which prevent minorities from voting, and the only recourse these citizens will have will be expensive and time-consuming litigation.”
Jon Greenbaum, chief counsel for the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, statement on the SCOTUS decision to declare Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Unconstitutional
