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- 1Roberts court accused of reviving Jim Crow-era policies▼Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
Commentary argues that the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has dismantled legal protections that had consigned Jim Crow segregation to history. Critics point to rulings weakening voting rights and anti-discrimination safeguards, saying the court is enabling a return of racially discriminatory practices, while supporters frame the decisions as restoring constitutional neutrality.