Threat to Voting Rights Act
Republican justices appear poised to destroy what’s left of the Voting Rights Act, with potentially "catastrophic" results.
Voting rights activists have protested ahead of the hearing, as the Supreme Court's six-to-three Republican-appointed majority seems ready to undermine the law's protections for minority political representation.
The results will be "catastrophic."
The case, Louisiana v. Callais, focuses on Section 2 of the law, which requires that racial minorities have an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process.
- The Supreme Court's conservative justices seem ready to enfeeble the law.
- This could allow white majorities to lock racial minorities out of elected office.
Author's summary: The Voting Rights Act is in grave peril due to the Supreme Court's conservative majority.