When and why did complying with the Voting Rights Act become unconstitutional?

Letter: Where's the outrage over the death of the Voting Rights Act?

To the editor: On April 29, six members of the John Roberts-led Supreme Court effectively gutted the 61-year-old Voting Rights Act of 1965, thereby depriving minority voters in many states the ability to elect a candidate of color as their…

NYC activists, marchers stand in solidarity with Black southern voters at rally

Local leaders showed up at Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan on May 26 in solidarity with Black voters, especially those registered in southern states who fear their voting strength has been nullified as a result of the Supreme Court decision negatively impacting the Voting Rights Act. This “Protect the Black Vote” rally stems from a United States Supreme Court ruling undermining the Voting Rights Act as mid-term elections approach. New York Work…

When and why did complying with the Voting Rights Act become unconstitutional?

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog.In part 1 of this post, we explained how Callais v. Louisiana extinguished vote-dilution claims under the Voting Rights Act without admitting to doing so. But many are still asking whether the case adopted a new rule for when an electoral map violates the Fourteenth Amendment as a racial gerrymander. Once a…

Advocates say SCOTUS voting rights decision already reshapes Black political

U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) whose district spans parts of Los Angeles County, joined fellow CBC member U.S. Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA-2) for a May 21 briefing with Black media outlets in California.  The lawmakers highlighted what they describe as a mounting threat to Black political represen-tation nationwide resulting from an April 29 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened key protec…