Republican Justices Poised to Weaken Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court, with a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority, appears ready to undermine the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority political representation.
Voting rights activists have warned that the results will be "catastrophic" as at least five conservative justices seem ready to limit the law's ability to prevent white majorities from excluding racial minorities from elected office.
The conservatives are ready to wind the clock back to 1982, if not earlier.
The Case at Hand
The case, Louisiana v. Callais, centers on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires that racial minorities have an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process.
Author's summary: The Voting Rights Act is in grave peril.
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