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Demonstrators stand in front of the Supreme Court during the oral arguments for Merrill v. Milligan on October 4, 2022. Photo by Casey Atkins/Campaign Legal Center
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Antidemocratic: A Conversation with David Daley
In 1965, voting rights advocates secured the passage of the Voting Rights Act. The law removed some discriminatory barriers that Black and other historically disenfranchised voters faced at the polls. From day one of its passage, however, this legislation has been attacked in state legislatures and the courts — most notably, the U.S. Supreme Court.
In “Antidemocratic,” author David Daley outlines the beginning of a movement within the legal system that helped pave the way for the decision in Shelby County v. Holder, a Supreme Court case that gutted the Voting Rights Act. According to Daley, fringe theories about our elections threaten to undermine our democracy and silence voters.
In a conversation with CLC’s Senior Vice President Bruce V. Spiva, Daley discussed what pro-democracy advocates can do to protect the freedom to vote.
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