Sep
7
2026
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a series of decisions that have curtailed key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, most notably in Shelby County v. Holder and subsequent cases limiting federal oversight of state election laws. These rulings have shifted power to states, enabling new voting restrictions in multiple jurisdictions. The editorial cartoon frames this judicial trend as a deliberate fading of the Liberty Bell, a symbol of American liberty, to argue that the court's actions are systematically undermining voting access and protections established decades earlier.
