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This Week in the World: A Tragic Setback for Voting Rights

By Bryan Bowman and Greg Williams | April 24, 2026

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court effectively struck down the last remaining major provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Youth carrying signs for voting rights

AP Photo /Bill Hudson

Youth carry signs, chant, and sing as they stage a demonstration at the courthouse in Selma, Alabama, Feb. 5, 1965, challenging voting restrictions. More than 400 were arrested and marched off to a compound.

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