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Supreme Court Invalidates Key Sections of Voting Rights Act

The US Supreme Court today struck at the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Is voting discrimination against blacks and other minorities a thing of the past?

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By Warren Olney • Jun 25, 2013 • 51m Listen

The US Supreme Court today struck at the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a major achievement of the Civil Rights Movement. Is voting discrimination against blacks and other minorities a thing of the past? We hear the dispute that's already raging. Also, President Obama and climate change.

Banner image: President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands with Martin Luther King after signing the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. Photo: Yoichi R. Okamoto

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    former KCRW broadcaster

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