Hegseth, House Democrats Clash; Supreme Court Delivers Setback to Voting Rights Act
Obama said the 6-3 ruling lets states weaken minority voting power by recasting racial gerrymanders as partisan maps.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, declaring the state's congressional map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Justice Samuel Alito wrote that race predominated over traditional districting criteria, violating equal protection principles.
- The Court traced Louisiana's post-2020 census map fight, concluding the Voting Rights Act did not require the state to create a second majority-minority district. The SB8 map therefore failed strict scrutiny because race was its organizing principle.
- Former President Barack Obama slammed the decision as a "fatal blow" to the Voting Rights Act, while President Donald Trump praised the ruling as a "BIG WIN for Equal Protection under the Law" on Truth Social.
- The ruling narrows the test for Section 2 challenges, allowing Republican-led legislatures to defend maps as partisan gerrymanders. Axios reports this could reshape voting across the South, potentially boosting Republican House seats by 19.
- Nearly 70 congressional districts are protected by Section 2, raising questions about the decision's broader reach. Justice Elena Kagan dissented, warning that minority citizens may lose the equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.
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