WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has often been called the crown jewel of the U.S. civil rights movement. But under a U.S. Supreme Court led for two decades by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, experts said, that jewel has lost its luster.
In a 6-3 ruling on Wednesday powered by its conservative justices, the court gutted what scholars said was the last remaining pillar of the landmark law enacted after the "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma, Alabama with the aim of preventing racial discrimination in voting.
In a 6-3 ruling on Wednesday powered by its conservative justices, the court gutted what scholars said was the last remaining pillar of the landmark law enacted after the "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma, Alabama with the aim of preventing racial discrimination in voting.