On the Untimely Death of the Voting Rights Act (opens in new tab)

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais, invalidating a congressional map that included a second majority-Black district in the state, severely weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case introduces a legal Catch-22 that will make it much more difficult to protect the constitutional rights of minority voters, More The post On the Untimely Death of the Voting Rights Act appeared first on CounterPunch.org.