Supreme Court to decide if part of Voting Rights Act is outdated
(MCT) WASHINGTON — Acting just three days after the election, the Supreme Court announced Friday it will consider lifting a legal cloud that has hung over the South since the 1960s and strike down part of the landmark Voting Rights Act as outdated and unfair.
The justices agreed to hear an Alabama county’s challenge to the provision that requires much of the South, including its cities and counties, to get advance approval from Washington before making changes in election laws or voting rules.
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