US EditionSupreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined to strike down a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana because it relied heavily on race as protesters gathered outside.
- After the legislature drew a new map to add a second majority-Black district, a group of white voters sued, and the court expanded the case with its June reargument request this year.
- Racially polarized voting in Louisiana exceeds 84%, which judges noted as central to Section 2 claims, while Chief Justice John Roberts described the `snake` district as stretching more than 200 miles.
- A quick ruling could allow Louisiana and other states time to redraw maps ahead of next year's congressional election, with Fair Fight and Black Voters Matter warning Republicans could gain 19 to 27 seats.
- If Section 2 is dismantled, removing limits would let Southern and GOP-controlled states redraw districts without federal constraints, enabling extreme partisan gerrymandering nationwide.
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Supreme Court set to tear up entire Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON—The make-up of Congress could shift permanently in favor of MAGA if the Supreme Court rules against the ability of states to use race as a factor in crafting electoral districts, giving Black voters a chance to elect representatives of their choice.
The lawyers involved in a momentous case of redistribution of electoral districts again argued on Wednesday Louisiana vs. Callais before the Supreme Court, whose ruling could set a historic precedent for other states conducting district redistribution operations. Democrats and the media use phrases such as "disembowel the right to vote" to refer to the possible outcome of reshaping the implementation of the Voting Rights Act across the country.R…
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