John Roberts, As Reagan Justice Department Official, Fought Voting Rights Act

Roberts' War Against Voting Rights Act Exposed
US Supreme Court by Chief Justice John G. Roberts prepares to swear in Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 55, the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, in the East Conference room of the Supreme Court in Washington on August 8, 2009 as the 111th Justice. Sotomayor is President Barack Obama's first high court nominee. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
US Supreme Court by Chief Justice John G. Roberts prepares to swear in Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 55, the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, in the East Conference room of the Supreme Court in Washington on August 8, 2009 as the 111th Justice. Sotomayor is President Barack Obama's first high court nominee. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

When he was in his late 20s, John Roberts was a foot soldier in President Ronald Reagan administration's crusade against the Voting Rights Act.

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