Next month marks the 60 th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act—a law often celebrated as the “crown jewel” of the Civil Rights Movement. Signed in 1965 after years of organizing and unimaginable sacrifice, it was meant to realize the constitutional promise that the right to vote would not be denied or abridged on account of race.

The Supreme Court’s decision to let Team Trump fire hundreds of Education Department employees hands him — and the nation — a double-barreled score.

With the Supreme Court’s decision in this case, yet another dagger is aimed at the very heart of the Constitution.

It’s not every day that a political leader talking about the state of U.S. democracy is able to hit two tricky notes at the same time: realism and hope.

“Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision is a slap in the face to students, families, educators, and taxpayers across America,” said Sen. Lindsey Williams, D-Pittsburgh. While the court majority did not issue an explanation of their decision, Justice Sotomayor, who was among the three opposing justices, wrote a dissenting opinion on the matter.

Trump simply snatched the power to make and repeal major federal legislation and programs that affect millions of American children for himself.

In response, several parents sued, arguing that exposing their children to the books threatened their right to raise their children according to their faith.