US EditionBlack residents worry new Louisiana congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais to reconsider Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, potentially deciding its future amid challenges to Louisiana's congressional map.
- Louisiana's 2024 map added a second majority-Black district as the legislature reconfigured District 6, but a group of 12 self-described "non-African-American" voters challenged it, and a Baton Rouge federal judge ordered a remedial map.
- With a 6-3 conservative majority, the Court’s dynamics shift as Donald Trump's Department of Justice backed Louisiana and urged tighter standards for proving unlawful vote dilution under Section 2.
- Analysts calculate losses could include 30% of the Congressional Black Caucus and 11% of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, while GOP-controlled state legislatures could redraw at least 19 districts.
- Historians and civil-rights lawyers warn overturning Section 2 would rewrite safeguards born of 20th-century discrimination and weaken federal protections against racial vote dilution under the Voting Rights Act .
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UPDATE 3-US Supreme Court hears case that takes aim at Voting Rights Act
UPDATE 3-US Supreme Court hears case that takes aim at Voting Rights Act The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts in a case that could imperil a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting. A group of Black voters has appealed a lower court's finding that a voting map that added a se…
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The Trump administration's top courtroom attorney urged he justices to rule that partisan politics, not racial fairness, should guide the drawing election districts.
Supreme Court hears voting rights challenge that could kill Black seats
The Supreme Court Wednesday heard a Republican challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act that could kill many Black-held congressional seats and help the GOP keep control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterms and beyond. The conservative-led top court could agree to gut provisions barring racial discrimination in redistricting, a move that would open the door for Republican-held legislatures to redraw congressional maps across t…
The Perils of the Supreme Court Forgetting the Past
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear new arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, which holds significant implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The justices will decide whether Louisiana’s inclusion of another majority-Black congressional district “violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments to the US Constitution.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The case arose out of a 2022 federal district court ruling that Louisiana…
Supreme Court weighs Louisiana case targeting Voting Rights Act
(NewsNation) — The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a key challenge this week that could reshape how congressional maps are drawn across the United States. Oral arguments begin Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that questions whether states can consider race when redrawing districts. The outcome could gut a central part of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits racial discrimination in the redistricting process. This week marks the secon…
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