The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law that has for decades protected Black Americans from attempts to erode their political power, was dealt one of its most significant challenges this week when a federal appeals court moved to strike down a crucial part of the legislation.
Because the law affects the jobs of actual politicians, it's no surprise that it would be caught in the partisan cross hairs, said Nathaniel Persily, a law professor at Stanford Law School.
And election litigation itself has increased markedly in the last two decades, so we shouldn't be surprised if V.R.A. litigation and challenges to the V.R.A. have increased over that period as well.
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