The US Supreme Court issued a ruling this past week gutting the Voting Rights Act.

Here are some resources for teaching about it (you might also be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About The U.S. Supreme Court and  USEFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE REPEAL OF ROE :

Supreme Court decision weakens the Voting Rights Act is a lesson plan from PBS.

What to know about the Voting Rights Act after historic Supreme Court decision is from The Hill.

Here are two slightly older lesson that can be modified: A Documents-Based Lesson on the Voting Rights Act and Lesson Plan: Voting Rights, Then and Now

I had no idea about the important history they describe in this piece——Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o… gift link

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM

Facing History’s The Reconstruction Era 3-Week Unit is also applicable, as are resources from The Zinn Education Project.