by George McDonaldFrom the West Alabama Newsroom–The U.S. Supreme Court has now struck down two key provisions of the act — and people in Selma are speaking out. There’s nothing left that’s meaningful,” said Civil Right Attorney and former long-time state senator Hank Sanders. The high court gutted Section V of the Voting Rights Act in 2013. Section II of the VRA was primarily used to challenge discriminatory election laws and electoral maps that dilute minority voting strength. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law 61 years ago — on August 6th.