TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Jul 1, 2021

The Supreme Court today ruled that two provisions of an Arizona voting law that restrict how ballots can be cast do not violate the Voting Rights Act, which bars regulations that result in racial discrimination, reports CNN. Justice Samuel Alito delivered the 6-3 majority opinion in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, arguing that the “mere fact that there is some disparity in impact does not necessarily mean that a system is not equally open or that it does not give everyone an equal opportunity to vote.” Justice Elena Kagan authored a dissent that portrayed the ruling as part of an ongoing weakening of the landmark 1965 voting rights law by the high court.