Protesters at the US Capitol rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 372

Last Updated: 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — About 100 rallygoers gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to hear from activists and members of Congress protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down federal protections for the voting power of minorities.

The justices diluted a major part of the Voting Rights Act in their 6-3 decision on April 29 that declared Louisiana’s congressional map that created a second majority Black district an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander.”

Kentravius Coleman, 27, of Alexandria, …

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