Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Could Be Seismic Shift in US Politics

Will the Supreme Court upend the Voting Rights Act?

The Supreme Court may very well upend one of the last remaining central pieces of the Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision could be seismic shift in US politics

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments against Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a lawsuit filed by Black Louisiana voters. The group sued the state after it created a congressional map with only one Black-majority district despite about one-third of the state’s population being Black.  The court case has significant ramifications for how lawmakers draw congressional maps, especially as many states are pushing for mid-decade re…

Supreme Court case could shift 19 House seats toward GOP

Republicans could pick up as many as 19 congressional seats if the Supreme Court strikes down a key part of the Voting Rights Act in a… The post Supreme Court case could shift 19 House seats toward GOP appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Voting Rights on the Line in US Supreme Court Case

On October 15, the Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais, which could determine whether Black voters have a meaningful chance at equal representation in Congress.