In October 2019, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was asked which #SupremeCourt cases during her tenure had done the most harm. She cited three. #SCOTUS
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First was Shelby County v. Holder.
In 2013, #RBG issued a blistering dissent in the case: “Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet."
Ginsburg’s dissent referred to the protections in the 1965 Voting Rights Act which she believed were being rolled back.
Here we look at how the ruling in that case is playing out today:
Next up was Rucho v. Common Cause.
In 2019, SCOTUS ruled that although partisan gerrymandering might be "incompatible with democratic principles," federal courts couldn’t review it.
WATCH: How race-based gerrymandering has reshaped American politics:
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And finally, she included Citizens United v. FEC, which permits corporations to spend unlimited money to influence elections.
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