A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
The dissenters in the 6-3 decision warned that it would allow states with residential segregation and racially polarized voting to systematically dilute minority citizens’ voting power by carving them into separate districts.
In only a few hours, some GOP lawmakers proposed a redrawing of maps that would advantage their candidates.
