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Commentary links Roberts court to erosion of Jim Crow-era gains

Original: Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.

A Mother Jones piece argues that racial segregation-era discrimination, long consigned to history, is being revived through decisions by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. The article frames recent rulings as unwinding civil rights protections, placing the Roberts court's record on voting rights and race at the centre of debate over the state of American democracy.

Why now: Ongoing scrutiny of the Supreme Court's conservative majority and its rulings on voting rights and race

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• Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court. · Mother Jones

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