Jerrold Nadler actually said...

I hope the members on both sides of the aisle and in both Chambers of Congress will come together and pass legislation to restore the Voting...

Section 5's preclearance provision broke this legal logjam and helped to stop this discriminatory practice.

Six years ago today, however, the Supreme Court issued its disastrous decision in Shelby County v. Holder.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of the most effective civil rights statutes that has ever been enacted into law.