In a Voting Rights Act case, justices find that the state’s redistricting represents an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
The Supreme Court rule 6-3 in a decision that has implications for the scope of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
The court struck down the voting map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts.
The Supreme Court dealt a blow to race-based redistricting on Wednesday, finding that Louisiana’s second black-majority congressional district was created in violation of the Constitution, but stopping short of gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The dispute stems from a challenge by a group of voters who identified as “non-African American” to a […]
'That map is an unconstitutional gerrymander, and its use would violate the plaintiffs' constitutional rights'
By: Ashley Brasfield The United States Supreme Court has knocked another peg out of the legalized racism instituted by progressive election law, ordering Louisiana to redraw its […]