What is the US supreme court’s voting rights ruling about and will it affect midterms?

Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left

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Rightwing justices in Louisiana v Callais led 6-3 vote to redraw congressional maps in blow to Voting Rights ActThe US supreme court issued a landmark ruling on Wednesday, Louisiana v Callais, relating to how states draft congressional maps under the key civil rights statute, the Voting Rights Act.By a margin of 6-3, the rightwing justices who control America’s top court ordered Louisiana to redraw congressional maps that gave African Americans the chance to elect their candidates of choice proportionate to their population size. The majority dismissed this as an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander”. Continue reading...

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What is the US supreme court’s voting rights ruling about and will it affect midterms?
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What is the US supreme court’s voting rights ruling about and will it affect midterms?

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Rightwing justices in Louisiana v Callais led 6-3 vote to redraw congressional maps in blow to Voting Rights ActThe US supreme court issued a landmark ruling on Wednesday, Louisiana v Callais, relating to how states draft congressional maps under the key civil rights statute, the Voting Rights Act.By a margin of 6-3, the rightwing justices who control America’s top court ordered Louisiana to redraw congressional maps that gave African Americans the chance to elect their candidates of choice proportionate to their population size. The majority dismissed this as an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander”. Continue reading...