US EditionSupreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision Likely to Prompt Further Redistricting in Texas and Across the South
The ruling gives states more room to use partisan factors in map drawing and is expected to prompt new redistricting fights across the South.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district constitutes an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander," holding that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not bar states from using non-racial factors to achieve partisan advantage.
- Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority that the provision only applies when evidence supports a strong inference of intentional bias, effectively mandating that plaintiffs prove intentional discrimination rather than just discriminatory effect to establish liability.
- Bishop James Dixon of the NAACP called the decision "dangerous," warning it would disproportionately affect Black and Brown voters, while Congressman Christian Menefee said the ruling "renders section 2 all but a dead letter."
- President Donald Trump celebrated the decision, while Governor Greg Abbott's office stated the ruling reaffirms the Constitution's commitment to treating people equally regardless of race, calling it a victory for state sovereignty.
- University of Houston political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus predicted states will move quickly to redraw maps, with Republican-led legislatures across the South likely dismantling minority opportunity districts to maximize partisan gain before upcoming election cycles.
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Supreme Court’s Louisiana redistricting ruling poised to wipe out House Democrats in the South
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Rollback of Voting Rights Act beckons states across the South to redraw congressional districts
Key conservative voices on Wednesday urged Republican-led states in the South to take the Supreme Court's invitation to redraw their legislative maps to delete Democrat-leaning Black-majority districts and replace them with GOP seats.
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