Supreme Court Considers Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court may upend a central piece of the Voting Rights Act, potentially allowing elections or voting practices to discriminate based on race.
According to GRAYCE MCCORMICK from The National News Desk, this ruling could bolster Republican state legislatures' efforts to redraw congressional maps, expanding their majority and potentially crushing minority representation in Congress.
The justices' ruling could actually crush minority representation in Congress.
- Voting rights groups, such as Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter Fund, warn that a ruling gutting the race provision would let the GOP redraw up to 19 House seats to favor the party.
- This could also prevent Black voters from challenging political maps they believe don’t accurately represent them.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Louisiana v.
Author's summary: Supreme Court considers upending Voting Rights Act.