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Is voting doomed? - Today, Explained

Is voting doomed? - Today, Explained

Update: 2025-10-15
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The 1965 Voting Rights Act enfranchised millions of Black voters in the Jim Crow era. The Supreme Court may be about to decide it's no longer needed.


This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King.


Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court. Photo by Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images.


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Is voting doomed? - Today, Explained

Is voting doomed? - Today, Explained