The Supreme Court’s conservative majority heard arguments Wednesday in a Louisiana redistricting case that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
At issue is whether states can legally consider race when drawing legislative maps to ensure fair minority representation under Section 2 of the Act.
NEW: Tomorrow the Supreme Court will rehear a case that could let the GOP grab 19 new, safe U.S. House seats by gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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The case stems from a lawsuit requiring Louisiana to create two majority-Black congressional districts, reflecting its one-third Black population.
However, the Trump administration and Louisiana have since sided with a group of white voters arguing that any race-based mapping violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
Civil rights groups defending the map say abandoning racial considerations would gut protections for minority voters.
A broad ruling against Section 2 could drastically reduce minority representation in Congress and state legislatures. The Court’s decision, expected before the 2026 midterms, could reshape decades of voting rights precedent.
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