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Mother Jones argues the Roberts court is reviving Jim Crow-era policies

Original: Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.

Mother Jones has published a commentary arguing that racial segregation-era discriminatory practices, long considered consigned to history, are being revived by the US Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. The piece frames recent rulings by the conservative-majority court as dismantling civil rights protections built after the Jim Crow era. It is drawing attention among readers debating the court's direction on voting rights and race.

Why now: Ongoing debate over the US Supreme Court's conservative majority and its rulings on civil rights and voting protections

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• Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court. · Mother Jones

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