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Republicans Smell Blood In The Water On The Voting Rights Act. Again.

HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 11: Supreme Court Justice attends a formal investiture ceremony for a local judge at the Washington county courthouse, March 11, 2022 in Hagerstown, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenste... HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 11: Supreme Court Justice attends a formal investiture ceremony for a local judge at the Washington county courthouse, March 11, 2022 in Hagerstown, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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April 6, 2022 4:54 p.m.

Lawyers in the office of Texas’ attorney general smell blood in the water.

They’re hunting the Voting Rights Act, and specifically Section 2, which was significantly weakened by the Supreme Court last year, and has been the prey of choice for conservatives around the country since. 

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