Louisiana, Supreme Court and Voting Rights Act

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Supreme Court majority seems open to weakening Voting Rights Act in Louisiana case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Louisiana's intentional creation of a second majority-Black district violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.

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Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for future of Voting Rights Act
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Supreme Court hears Louisiana's Voting Rights Act Case: Here's how the arguments went
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities.

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Supreme Court Appears Poised to Weaken Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans' redistricting efforts
Supreme Court seems likely to limit race-based electoral districts under Voting Rights Act. Follow live updates.
Lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s second majority Black congressional district and make it much harder, if not impossible, t...

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US Supreme Court Conservatives Appear Willing to Blunt Key Voting Rights Act Provision
Supreme Court Takes up GOP-Led Challenge to Voting Rights Act That Could Affect Control of Congress

Louisiana Argues In Redistricting Case: "If These Were White Democrats, There's No Reason To Think They Would Have A Second District"

Louisiana Solictor General Hashim Mooppan, in an exchange with Justice Sotomayor, expands on the question discussed by the plaintiff about the difference between racial and partisan gerrymandering during a Supreme Court case about the state's new district map.

Supreme Court could kickstart another round of redistricting with Louisiana race-based districting case

A Supreme Court case over the legality of Louisiana's Congressional map may impact the fate of up tp 19 Democratic seats in other states.
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The Argument for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in SCOTUS Case

The attorney representing Black voters in Louisiana is arguing to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in case of congressional maps.
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An Adverse Ruling Against Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Callais Case Could Also Doom State Voting Rights Acts

I have written about the dangers of the Court killing off or significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, via the surprise reargument in the Louisiana v. Callais case. If the Court rules Section 2 unconstitutional because it
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