Supreme Court divided on Arizona voting rights case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was divided over a case pitting Republican election integrity efforts against Democratic charges of racially charged voter suppression.

The legal battle arose out of a long-running dispute between Arizona Republicans and the Democratic National Committee over Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans racial discrimination in voting procedures. The case became prominent after claims of voter fraud rocked the 2020 presidential election, with partisans on both sides calling for the court to signal clearly how it will handle future election law disputes.