US EditionTakeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on the Voting Rights Act and race-based redistricting
The Court debates if Louisiana must maintain two Black-majority districts after a lower court ruled the original map likely violated the Voting Rights Act protecting minority voters.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to rule against requiring Louisiana to have a second Black-majority congressional district, as justices clashed over race in redistricting.
- After the 2020 census, Louisiana's initial map had Black voters making up about one-third of the voting population but only one Black-majority district, and a lower court found it likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
- Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said race-based remedies should have an endpoint, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson framed Section 2 as a check on electoral opportunity, and Janai Nelson said limited race use may be necessary in rare cases.
- A ruling before the term ends could have nationwide implications if it curtails Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, with Janai Nelson warning results would be "pretty catastrophic".
- During more than two hours of argument the Court, Aguiñaga downplayed 'sky is falling' warnings and noted that a 6 map scenario would make GOP seats more competitive.
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SCOTUS Poised To Exit 'Political Thicket' Of Race-Based Redistricting, Alan Dershowitz Predicts
Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz stated on Newsmax Wednesday that he anticipates the Supreme Court will move away from using race as a central factor in redistricting decisions. Dershowitz’s prediction followed the Supreme Court’s Wednesday hearing of arguments in a key case concerning whether the Voting Rights Act can still compel states to draw […] SCOTUS Poised To Exit ‘Political Thicket’ Of Race-Based Redistricting, Alan Dersho…
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether politicians are allowed to consider race when drawing electoral districts, following a dispute over Louisiana's electoral map. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting, is being challenged. A weakening of this provision could have significant consequences for minority representation.
“Race-Based Remedies Should Have an End Point”: Justices Appear Poised to Issue Historic Ruling on the Voting Rights Act
Yesterday, the Supreme Court held the long-awaited argument in Louisiana v. Callais, considering an appeal of Louisiana’s congressional map. The two majority-black districts are being challenged under the 15th Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment as unconstitutionally gerrymandered on the basis of race. The case could result in a rejection of race-based congressional districting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act…
Supreme Court attacks fair voting: Republican partisan redistricting gets an assist from the justices
Having wrongly already allowed for the unlimited use of raw partisan factors in redistricting, the U.S. Supreme Court is now seemingly poised to forbid the use of racial factors in map making. While the court may want state legislators to be strictly neutral on race, doing so will lead to even greater political manipulation of the maps and, goaded by President Trump, the GOP will continue to distort maps to their advantage over the desires of th…
Will a redistricting decision in Louisiana impact Alabama's maps?
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Will the fate of Alabama’s congressional map come down to one Supreme Court decision? The highest court in the land heard a Louisiana redistricting case today, and leaders talked about whether the ruling will impact maps in other states like Alabama. Man indicted for murder, DUI after series of crashes on I-65 in May A court found earlier this year that a map drawn by Alabama lawmakers in 2023 violated the Voting …
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Conservative SCOTUS justices appear skeptical about race-based redistricting
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais. The outcome of the case, which centers on the creation of a second black-majority congressional district in the Bayou State, may not only impact the Voting Rights Act and states’ corresponding ability to undertake race-based gerrymandering, but the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives as well. Conservative justices on the high court — including Jus…
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