Supreme Court strips Voting Rights Act in Louisiana gerrymandering ruling

Supreme Court strips Voting Rights Act in Louisiana gerrymandering ruling

The Voting Rights Act was born out of the Civil Rights Movement to open the ballot box to Black Americans who were systematically denied access. So when those protections get narrowed, even subtly, it raises a bigger question: Are we moving toward a system that prioritizes “race-neutral” rules, even if the outcomes aren’t  equal?

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