EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 13 MIN
Bruce Shapiro's USA: Supreme Court weakens voter rights
from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
In another regressive move, the US Supreme Court has made a ruling weakening America's 1965 Voting Rights Act which helped Black and other minority voters to gain stronger representation in places where they form a large minority. Bruce Shapiro says the decision will see an historic fall in Black political representation. Meanwhile FBI Director Kash Patel is following Trump's footsteps in filing a defamation suit against The Atlantic for a story detailing alleged excessive drinking and unexplained absences. Bruce says the courts are becoming 'another vehicle for the Trump circus' in the United States. Guest: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma. Producer: Catherine Zengerer
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In another regressive move, the US Supreme Court has made a ruling weakening America's 1965 Voting Rights Act which helped Black and other minority voters to gain stronger representation in places where they form a large minority. Bruce Shapiro says the decision will see an historic fall in Black political representation. Meanwhile FBI Director Kash Patel is following Trump's footsteps in filing a defamation suit against The Atlantic for a story detailing alleged excessive drinking and unexplained absences. Bruce says the courts are becoming 'another vehicle for the Trump circus' in the United States. Guest: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma. Producer: Catherine Zengerer
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