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Terrina Jairaj

After Kneecapping the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court’s Conservative Bloc Kicks Native American Lawsuits Back to Square One

The Supreme Court just kicked two major Native American voting rights cases back to lower courts, and the move could gut decades of progress under the Voting Rights Act. On May 18, 2026, the justices ordered a do-over in lawsuits brought by tribes in North Dakota and Black voters in Mississippi, telling judges to reconsider their rulings after the high court’s conservative majority weakened the landmark civil rights law earlier this year.

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