Minority districts aren’t working
In the latest Law of Politics piece, Ari examines the Voting Rights Act. Full story
Scalia: Voting Rights Act is a ‘racial preferment’
The conservative jurist called a key part of the law an "embedded" form of "racial preferment." Full story
Holder invokes Dr. King’s spirit, vows to protect voting rights regardless of Supreme Court decision
" I know Dr. King would not yet be satisfied," Holder insisted. "We will not sit by and allow the slow unraveling of an electoral system that so many sacrificed so much to construct." Full story
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Eric Holder: We will not 'allow the slow unravelling' of our electoral system
Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the National Action Network Keepers of the Dream Awards about his committment to protect voting rights, especially Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
How the NRA is using 2014 math to squelch gun control reform
MSNBC contributors Jimmy Williams and Dr. James Peterson debate how difficult the NRA’s brand of state-level ground politics is making life for legislators in advance of the 2014 races.
What did Scalia mean by 'racial entitlement'?
Rachel Maddow explains one suggestion that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was referencing his own writing on Affirmative Action when he talked about "perpetuating racial entitlement" during oral arguments about the Voting Rights Act.
Voting rights 48 years after ‘Bloody Sunday’
Former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney and The Nation’s Ari Melber debate the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the the wake of the 48th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” march in Alabama that inspired it.
Sideshow: South Carolina’s Sanford saga
SNL takes on the Voting Rights Act challenge, the Mark Sanford saga keeps getting weirder, and the president commits a nerd faux pas.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. attends a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. attends a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument,
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Voting rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will
