Lawmakers Discuss Louisiana v. Callais' Impact on Elections

Lawmakers discuss Louisiana v. Callais' impact on elections

(The Center Square) – In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the 61-year-old Voting Rights Act, California lawmakers spoke out about how they see the landmark decision affecting the Golden State's elections this year and in the…

Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow

The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate Louisiana’s congressional map creating two Black-majority districts continues to remind us of how much the U.S. has backpedaled away from the so-called racial “reckoning” of the summer of 2020. The Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais undermines another key plank of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, passed more than 60 years ago with the intent of… Source

Louisiana v. Callais and the Black Votee

The Supreme Court ruling in the case Callais v. Louisiana eliminated a majority Black congressional district in the state of Louisiana and put such districts at risk across the country. Alanah Odoms, Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana, joins from New Orleans to discuss the impact of this ruling.

What Will The Future Look Like After Louisiana v. Callais?

Explore the impact of Louisiana v. Callais on voting rights and redistricting laws.