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  • Supreme Court tells lower courts to take new look at 2 voting rights cases

    05/18/2026 8:42:22 AM PDT · by libstripper · 9 replies
    CBS News via MSN ^ | May 18, 2026 | Melissa Quinn
    Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday told lower courts to take another look at a pair of cases involving whether private individuals and groups can sue to enforce a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits discriminatory voting practices. In brief orders, the high court set aside lower court decisions and sent the cases back for further proceedings in light of its landmark ruling last month weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. At issue in the disputes is who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of...