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The Guy Who Gutted The Voting Rights Act Just Got The DOJ’s Support On His Other Pet Issue

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August 30, 2018 12:11 p.m.

Ed Blum — the man behind a lawsuit that gutted the Voting Rights Act as well as an unsuccessful Supreme Court case geared at diminishing the political power of minority communities — is having a good day.

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