New York-(ENEWSPF)- In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday struck down the coverage formula used to determine which states and political subdivisions are subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, a civil rights law that has protected the right to vote for people of color since 1965. Importantly, however, today’s decision did not strike down Section 5 itself, leaving it to Congress to devise a new coverage…






