A deeply divided Supreme Court has limited use of a key provision in the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, in effect invalidating a key enforcement provision that applies to all or parts of 15 states with past history of voter discrimination.
The case involved a section of the law giving federal authorities open-ended oversight of states and localities with a history of voter discrimination. Any changes in voting laws and procedures in the covered areas -- which include all or parts of 15 states -- had to be "pre-cleared" with Washington.
The court will not issue any other rulings today, but will issue rulings on Wednesday. Still pending are rulings on two key cases involving same-sex marriage.
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