The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to leave in place a lower court ruling that strikes down a significant enforcement tool under the Voting Rights Act — one that had been used to protect voters with disabilities or those who are unable to read or write.
The decision affects seven states and removes a mechanism that had long been relied upon to uphold voting protections for minority voters who face literacy or disability-related barriers at the polls.
By allowing the lower court’s ruling to stand, the Supreme Court has effectively ended the use of this particular legal tool in those states, marking a notable shift in how federal voting rights protections can be enforced.
