Supreme Court Ruling Deals A Blow To Voting Rights Advocates

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court said two Arizona voting laws do not disproportionately impact minority voters, and both laws will remain in effect.

The Supreme Court upheld two Arizona voting laws Thursday, rejecting claims they violate the Voting Rights Act. Now voting rights advocates worry this ruling will embolden state legislatures to pass new restrictive election laws.   "The bottom line is that these laws are unnecessary. And they put unnecessary barriers in front of voters and their access to the ballot. And we're seeing an unprecedented number of these kind of laws being passed," said Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.  The Supreme Court case centered around two separate Arizona laws. One longstanding rule says provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct must be entirely thrown out. And a 2016 law says only family members or caregivers can to turn in someone else's mail-in ballot.