Two 6-3 rulings from a politicized court

+ how heat waves kill US Edition - Today's top story: Supreme Court blunts voting rights in Arizona – and potentially nationwide – in controversial ruling [View in browser]( US Edition | 2 July 2021 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair The Supreme Court closed out its session yesterday with rulings on two of this term’s most highly anticipated and heavily politicized cases. In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the justices upheld two Arizona laws that restrict where, when and how people can cast ballots. Narrowly, the decision – made 6-3 down partisan lines – will mostly affect minority voters in Arizona. But it sets a legal precedent with national consequences, write the legal analysts Cornell William Clayton and Michael Ritter: The court’s ruling further erodes the federal Voting Rights Act, making [lawsuits alleging racial discrimination in other states’ voting restrictions less likely to succeed](. 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