Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander'

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Although the court kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision all but guts the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement and protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.

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Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander'
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Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander'

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Although the court kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision all but guts the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement and protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.