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US Supreme Court poised to assess validity of key voting rights law
LOUISIANA, AUG 2 – The Supreme Court will decide if race-based majority-minority districts under the Voting Rights Act violate equal protection, affecting 42 majority-minority congressional districts nationwide.
- The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to broaden its review of a case from Louisiana that questions if the 1965 Voting Rights Act supports the formation of electoral districts where minority groups hold the majority.
- This case arises from disputes over Louisiana's congressional map that increased Black-majority districts from one to two following a 2022 ruling that the earlier map unlawfully harmed Black voters.
- The Court will consider if race-based districting violates the Constitution's equal protection clause amid arguments that majority-minority districts help remedy historical disenfranchisement.
- A three-judge panel in April 2024 ruled 2-1 that Louisiana’s map relied too heavily on race, and experts note the conservative Court seeks to test whether the Act conflicts with a 'colorblind understanding' of the Constitution.
- A ruling that limits race-based districting could reshape electoral maps nationwide, affect congressional composition, and potentially benefit Republicans who lost seats due to court-mandated redistricting.
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