Tag: Voting Rights Act

Sunday Discussion: The US Supreme Court Just Made This Map Illegal

Welcome to the Sunday Discussion segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Sunday Discussion will feature a serious topic that needs to be featured and talked about. You can “discuss” it on […]

There Is A Petition To Rename The Edmund Pettus Bridge

There is a petition on Change.org to rename the historic bridge in Selma called the  Edmund Pettus Bridge.  Fifty years ago, the Voting Rights Movement marched through Selma and over the Edmund […]

Watch The PBS Newshour Report About The Alabama Redistricting Supreme Court Case

Lots of geeks and nerds like to follow what happens in the US Supreme Court.  And on Wednesday, Alabama was featured inside the court again.  The case is about district redistricting in […]

Animation Monday: Supreme Court Political Cartoons 2013

Last week, the Supreme Court handed down some major rulings on DOMA, Proposition 8 in California, and Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act challenged by Shelby County Alabama.  So naturally, the […]

The 2013 Supreme Court Rulings: Voting Rights and Gay Marriage

The United States Supreme Court has handed down some huge rulings.  The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which follows a formula used to determine which […]