US EditionSupreme Court Ruling: The Latest in History of Diminishing Minority Voting Rights
The 6-3 ruling requires proof of discriminatory intent, a change critics say could weaken majority-Black districts across the South.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, resetting the test for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to require evidence of discriminatory intent rather than discriminatory results.
- Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion leaned heavily on Chief Justice John Roberts' 2013 Shelby County ruling, arguing that voting safeguards enshrined in 1965 are no longer essential to address racial discrimination.
- Writing for the three dissenting liberals, Justice Elena Kagan warned the decision renders Section 2 a 'dead letter,' particularly affecting Louisiana where the 2020 census reported about 33% of the population is Black.
- Alanah Odoms of the ACLU of Louisiana stated, 'The Supreme Court has gutted the last pillar of the Voting Rights Act,' while Rhyane Wagner of the Black Voters Matter Fund cited Roberts' career-long crusade against voting protections.
- Observers expect dramatic overhauls of state maps by the 2028 elections, particularly across the South, as experts warn the decision continues rolling back measures vital to overcoming America's legacy of race discrimination.
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Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights
The Supreme Court’s ruling that a Black-majority voting district in Louisiana is unconstitutional adds to a long and dismal history of government attempts to limit the power of minority voters.
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