Tag: Private Right of Action

Maryland Passed Its State Voting Rights Act 24 Hours Before the SCOTUS Callais Decision. Will State VRAs Replace the Federal Protections?

Maryland Passed Its State Voting Rights Act 24 Hours Before the SCOTUS Callais Decision.  Will State VRAs Replace the Federal Protections?

Maryland became the 10th state to pass a state voting rights act on April 28th, just 24 hours before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down use of race-concious redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Will state VRA’s offer the same protections to minority voters that the high court’s conservative majority took away?
With U.S. Supreme Court Support for the Voting Rights Act Disappearing, the Maryland Assembly Considers the Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026

With U.S. Supreme Court Support for the Voting Rights Act Disappearing, the Maryland Assembly Considers the Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has steadily gutted Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters in recent decades. With few protections left, and a pending decision likely to make it worse, nine states have passed state VRAs. The Maryland Senate just advanced a portion of the Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026.