Episode 180: The Voting Rights Act at 60

Sixty years ago, Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most transformative bills in United States history - the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Michael Li joins Lindsay Langholz to take stock of the VRA's impact on American democracy, the real wins pro-democracy advocates are still able to achieve in spite of an increasingly hostile Supreme Court, and what the future holds for this critical law.

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Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program, ACS

Guest: Michael Li, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice

Link: Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008–2022, Brennan Center for Justice

Guest: A New Cycle of Texas Gerrymandering: Your Questions Answered, Bolts Magazine

Guest: The Supreme Court Just Signaled Something Deeply Disturbing About the Next Term, by Rick Hasen

Guest: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Fact Sheet, The Brennan Center for Justice

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