The Supreme Court just delivered a crushing blow to the Voting Rights Act, and Louisiana’s Black voters are feeling the impact first. According to The Guardian, in a 6-3 decision split along partisan lines, the court effectively dismantled Section 2 of the landmark 1965 law, the last stronghold preventing racial discrimination in redistricting.
The ruling forces Louisiana to redraw its congressional map, but the damage goes far beyond one state. This decision gives lawmakers a green light to weaken the political power of Black and other minority voters, and some states may scramble to redraw districts before this year’s elections.
