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Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act  The New York Times Justice Jackson’s remarks on minority voters spark heavy backlash: ‘They’re disabled’  Fox News Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands  CNN US Supreme Court weighs ‘earthquake’ ruling that could reshape political map  BBC Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court …

Why the Supreme Court may erode a key Voting Rights Act tenet  Axios Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands  CNN The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans  The New York Times In Louisiana voting case, US Supreme Court ponders a ‘colorblind’ Constitution  Reuters Justice Jackson’s remarks on minority voters spark heavy backlash: ‘They’re …

The last remaining piece of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – section 2, which empowers the federal government to protect voters from racial gerrymandering meant to dilute Black political power – appears headed for an untimely end. At oral arguments in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday, the US supreme court appeared ready to strike down section 2, effectively completing the …

Supreme Court signals willingness to pare back Voting Rights Act  Axios The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans  The New York Times Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands  CNN What the justices signaled in a Supreme Court case that could reshape electoral maps  PBS Justice Kavanaugh could push the Supreme Court to further …

Supreme Court seems open to limiting key section of Voting Rights Act  The Washington Post The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans  The New York Times Supreme Court weighs ‘earthquake’ ruling on Voting Rights Act  BBC ‘My vote is my voice’: protesters fight for democracy as Trump casts shadow  The Guardian Supreme Court hears pivotal Louisiana redistricting case ahead of …

Conservative justices seem poised to weaken Voting Rights Act  Politico Supreme Court hears Louisiana redistricting case that could undercut Voting Rights Act  CNN It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed  vox.com Conservative supreme court justices appear skeptical of key provision of Voting Rights Act – live  The Guardian Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights …

Demonstrators holding signs in support of minority voting rights stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in March. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund A major redistricting case returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday could not only determine the fate of the federal Voting …

The US supreme court will hear a hugely consequential case on Wednesday that will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination in voting. The case, Louisiana v Callais, involves a dispute over Louisiana’s sixth congressional district, which snakes from Shreveport in the state’s north-west to Baton Rouge in the center. …

WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to eviscerate a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana. The justices, who expanded the scope of the case over the summer, will hear oral arguments on whether states can ever consider race in drawing new districts while seeking to comply …

Will the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future.  The New York Times How Louisiana’s Supreme Court case could gut the Voting Rights Act  Axios Supreme Court hears case that questions major plank of voting rights  NPR Callais, originalism, and stare decisis  SCOTUSblog Supreme Court conservatives poised to further gut the Voting Rights Act  CNN Source link