Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Wednesday paused a federal appeals court ruling that bars individuals in some states from filing lawsuits claiming discrimination based on the landmark Voting Rights Act.

The administrative stay will allow the Supreme Court more time to consider whether to take up an appeal by Native American tribes in North Dakota who claim the ruling endangers a powerful tool to ensure equitable voting laws. It’s unclear when the high court might issue a decision to hear the case.

“They knee-cap Congress’s most important civil rights statute,” the tribes wrote in their application asking the high court to intervene. “That blow is especially harmful to Native Americans and these Plaintiffs in particular. North Dakota — like many states — has a long and sad history of official discrimination against Native Americans that persists to this day.”

Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act

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