About this episode
It's been 10 years since the Supreme Court started to dismantle the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder . Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America , joins Leah and Kate to track the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the challenges against it over the decades, and the fallout from Shelby County and other voting rights cases. Order Give Us the Ballot from Bookshop.org. Code STRICT10 gets you 10% off! Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025! 3/6/26 – San Francisco 3/7/26 – Los Angeles Learn more: http://crooked.com/events Order your copy of Leah's book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes Follow us on Instagram , Threads , and Bluesky Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.