In blow to Left, federal court's ruling limits enforcement of Voting Rights Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "After a thorough analysis of the text and structure of the Voting Rights Act, and a painstaking journey through relevant case law, the court has concluded that this case may be brought only by the attorney general of the United States," Rudofsky wrote in his 42-page opinion, in which he gave the federal government five days to join the case as a plaintiff and continue the litigation before dismissal.
44% : In his order dismissing the case in February 2022, U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky -- also a Trump appointee -- said there was a "strong merits case" that some of the voting districts the plaintiffs challenged were unlawful under Section 2, but that he was unable to decide on the merits, because Congress had not expressly provided a private right of action to enforce the law.

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