<snip>

How important is this decision? Well, since 2006 the U.S. Justice Department has blocked 31 attempts to change voting laws, most of them in the nine, mostly Southern states fully covered by the relevant section of the law. (They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.) Most, if not all, of those proposed changes would have aided Republican electoral fortunes by making it harder for minorities to vote (because most vote Democratic). But the Justice Department stepped in.

Now that can no longer happen. These nine states, along with those partially covered by the law, will be able to pursue whatever changes they like, free of federal oversight. And they’re all but certain to make changes that favor GOP candidates. As Reid Wilson of the Hotline points out, all nine states have Republican-controlled legislatures.

<snip>

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-25/the-supreme-courts-voting-rights-decision-is-a-poison-chalice-for-the-gop

I don't know quite why DU, as a whole, hasn't engaged on this. I know this is bad news and the DOMA and prop 8 decisions are good news.

I'm really concerned about the results of this decision.

I've seen some attempts - and some decent links - but lately there are just too many noisy Obama zeal...er, cheer...er, ardent supporters who see criticism of the decisions as a personal attack on him.

Whatever

Good article though, thanks for posting it

the hp link is just to the facts.

Well nicely done

we won't be getting one anytime soon. this ruling just about ensure that the repubs will hold the house and increase their numbers in it.

This ruling will keep Texas very red for at least another decade.