60th Anniversary Retrospective on the Voting Rights Act

Sixty years ago, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted into law. It set the stage for a radical transformation in access to voting rights for all Americans, but especially for African Americans and other minority groups. However, in recent years, the Supreme Court has significantly weakened the Act's ability to protect equal voting rights. On the 60th anniversary of the Act's introduction in the Senate, a panel of voting rights experts will discuss the initial promise of the Act, the state it is in today, and how the fight for voting rights can most effectively move forward. Panelists include: Chris Dodge (Elias Law Group), Sean Morales-Doyle (Brennan Center for Justice), Chris Shenton (Southern Coalition for Social Justice), and Jacob van Leer (ACLU Voting Rights Project).