Will the Supreme Court Upend the Voting Rights Act?
The Supreme Court may overturn a key part of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits elections or voting practices from discriminating based on race.
According to GRAYCE MCCORMICK from The National News Desk, this ruling could bolster Republican state legislatures' efforts to redraw congressional maps, potentially expanding their majority and crushing minority representation in Congress.
Two voting rights groups, Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter Fund, warn that a ruling gutting the race provision would allow the GOP to redraw up to 19 House seats in their favor.
- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Louisiana v.
A ruling in favor of gutting the race provision could prevent Black voters from challenging political maps they believe don’t accurately represent them.
Author's summary: Supreme Court may overturn Voting Rights Act.