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Law's Atiba Ellis notes state impacts of the Supreme Court's recent rulings on the Voting Rights Act

Media | May 08, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

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CNN: Atiba Ellis, the Morris G. Shanker Professor of Law and and the associate dean for enrichment and engagement at the School of Law, noted that recent Supreme Court rulings weaken the Voting Rights Act by ending federal limits on partisan gerrymandering, raising proof standards for discrimination claims, and risking loss of minority representation—while encouraging retaliatory map-drawing that erodes democratic norms.