Voting Rights Act heads to Supreme Court
A landmark achievement of the civil rights era that changed American politics could soon be gutted.
Today (Wednesday) the Supreme Court is considering a challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
The Justices will examine whether one of the law's key provisions is still constitutional.
Joe Johns explains.
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