Why the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act after six decades in a blow to Black politicians

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream reports on the Supreme Court decision that limits the use of race in congressional redistricting on ‘Special Report.’ For those of us who grew up during the Civil Rights era, there are some ugly memories. There was "Bloody Sunday" in 1965, at Alabama’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, where troopers brutally attacked Black protesters. These marchers, led by John Lewis, were met with tear gas and whips as they demanded voting rights. Two days later, Martin Luther King Jr. led a smaller march to the bridge, where the demonstrators prayed and turned back to avoid further violence. SUPREME COURT RULES ON KEY VOTING RIGHTS ACT RULE AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WAGE REDISTRICTING WAR A recent Supreme Court decision deals a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) There was a sit-in at the