Supreme Court voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level

NPR | By Hansi Lo Wang

Published May 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM EDT

The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.

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