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".
The conservatives are ready to wind the clock back to 1982, if not earlier.
The Case: Louisiana v. Callais
The case centers on Section 2 of the law, which requires that racial minorities have an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process.
- At least five conservative justices seem ready to weaken the law.
- The law's protections for minority political representation are in grave peril.
Author's summary: The Voting Rights Act is under threat from the Supreme Court.