Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Double Standard Behind The Roberts Court’s Hostility To Voting Rights

The Double Standard Behind The Roberts Court’s Hostility To Voting Rights: WASHINGTON, DC — The Voting Rights Act did not have a very good day today. Chief Justice John Roberts suggested that a key provision of the law is rooted in the idea that “citizens in the South are more racist than citizens in the North.” Justice Antonin Scalia accomplished the unusual task of making Roberts [...]/p