Voting Rights Act challenged by Supreme Court

Thousands gathered in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement that spurred the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The commemoration comes amidst new concerns as the United States — Supreme Court of the United States is considering a Louisiana case that could limit a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. A ruling against the act could allow United States — Republican Party (United States)-controlled states to redraw congressional districts, potentially rolling back majority Black and Latino districts that tend to favor the United States — Democratic Party (United States). Civil rights leaders and United States — Democratic Party (United States) officeholders, including Charles Mauldin, Henry Sanders, Shomari Figures, Wes Moore, JB Pritzker, and Al Sharpton, expressed profound fear about the potential eradication of advances made in voting rights and called for continued action to protect democracy in the United States.