The U.S. Supreme Court has knocked out one of the last working pieces of the Voting Rights Act, and the most immediate consequence for New York is playing out in Albany. On April 29 the court ruled 6-3 in Louisiana v. Callais, striking down Louisiana’s congressional map and sharply narrowing Section 2 of the 1965 law, the provision civil rights groups have used for decades to challenge maps that dilute the power of Black and Latino voters.
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The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act over a Louisiana map. It just changed the rules of New York’s own redistricting fight
The Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act. It just changed New York's redistricting fight.
The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act over a Louisiana map. It just changed the rules of New York’s own redistricting fight
The Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act. It just changed New York's redistricting fight.
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