I agree with you, Chairman Cohen, that Congress got it wrong in Shelby, and substituted its own judgment for Congress, but the Shelby decision is the law, and any effort by this body to amended the Voting Rights Act must be undertaken with attention to the court's guidance in that case.
Cohen acknowledges the Supreme Court's Shelby decision and its implications for amending the Voting Rights Act.
Share
More from Steve Cohen
My main focus is Memphis, and I don’t think I can do that in those districts that could stretch all the way up to Williamson County.
This legislation protects the rights of the flying public with disabilities and will improve overall safety for passengers,” said Rep. Cohen. “As a polio survivor with post-polio syndrome, I am proud to support legislation that seeks to…
Our commitment to bringing our fans a championship-caliber team has not changed.
Notwithstanding my firm belief that targeting the most vulnerable, sick children and their parents for deportation — for an immigration matter in which the children did not seek out — is morally repulsive, I note the interpretation is not…
Other voices in this conversation
