The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a case about whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prevents white people from overrepresenting themselves in Congress.
The outcome in this case was decided long before the lawyers arrived at the courthouse, with the six Republican justices likely to declare the Voting Rights Act inert and allow the dilution of Black voting rights through racist gerrymandering.
- The state of Louisiana has six Congressional districts, with maps at issue in the case.
- The ruling will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.
The six Republican justices are going to declare the Voting Rights Act inert and allow the dilution of Black voting rights through racist gerrymandering.
Author's summary: The Supreme Court will likely gut the Voting Rights Act.
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