Is Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Unconstitutional?

Run time: 1 hour, 4 minutes

In this episode, Bradley Smith of Capital University Law School and Nicholas Stephanopoulos of Harvard Law School join to discuss the history and future of racial gerrymandering, including how the Court’s upcoming decision in Louisiana v. Callais could affect the Voting Rights Act. Listen now

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After a century, the Panama Canal still symbolizes executive power

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“As the Panama Canal celebrates its birthday on August 15, the bold act of one U.S. President still resonates as a stroke of policy genius or a grand expansion of executive power. …” Read more

Looking back: One of the ugliest protests in White House history

by NCC Staff | Read time: 2 minutes

“August 16 marks the anniversary of an unusual event in White House history, when President John Tyler’s veto of a banking bill led to unprecedented violence at the executive mansion. …” Read more

August 18, 1920: The ratification of the 19th Amendment

“On the anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification, we look back at a young politician whose unexpected vote in the Tennessee state legislature gave all women the right to vote. …” Read more

19th Amendment

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

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