The Supreme Court's Impact on Voting Rights and Politics.

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act has left the landmark law intact, but the legal fight over it is far from over. Alabama's GOP-controlled legislature is expected to come up with a new redistricting plan by July 21, and challenges to voting districts in other states are also set to move ahead, potentially reshaping the political landscape across much of the South. While voting rights advocates and many legal scholars welcomed the ruling, they are also bracing for more challenges that could make it harder to protect voters of color across the country from racial discrimination in the election process.