Sherrilyn Ifill - What Happened to the Voting Rights Act? | The Daily Show

Civil rights lawyer and founding director of Howard Law School's 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy, Sherrilyn Ifill, sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act. They talk about how the reinstatement for purposeful discrimination overturned the court’s own precedent, how the Voting Rights Act protects the voting strength of minorities and their candidates of choice, and the dangerous potential for Trump and Republicans to redistrict using this precedent in an effort to turn seats in the House. #DailyShow #VotingRightsAct #Louisiana #SupremeCourt Subscribe to The Daily Show:    / @thedailyshow   Follow The Daily Show: Twitter:   / thedailyshow   Facebook:   / thedailyshow   Instagram:   / thedailyshow   Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedaily... Follow Comedy Central: Twitter:   / comedycentral   Facebook:   / comedycentral   Instagram:   / comedycentral   About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.