“The Supreme Court has turned back the clock on equality in America by striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Monday after justices ruled 5-4 that Congress had not provided adequate justification for continued federal oversight under the 1965 law. “The landmark civil rights law that Congress reauthorized with overwhelming bipartisan support only seven years ago has been an important tool to protect voters in places with a history of discrimination. The law is as necessary today as it was in the era of Jim Crow laws. We must act immediately to rewrite this vital law,” Sanders added.

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