Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act and Louisiana

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Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act
Voting rights activists were relieved in 2023 when, in a surprise to some, the Supreme Court upheld the most important remaining element of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling forced Alabama and later Louisiana to redraw their congressional maps to give Black residents greater representation,

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Supreme Court considers Louisiana congressional map case with Voting Rights Act implications
Supreme Court leans toward further weakening landmark Voting Rights Act
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities.

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Supreme Court Appears Poised to Weaken Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans' redistricting efforts
Supreme Court seems likely to limit race-based electoral districts under Voting Rights Act. Follow live updates.
Lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s second majority Black congressional district and make it much harder, if not impossible, t...

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US Supreme Court Conservatives Appear Willing to Blunt Key Voting Rights Act Provision
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands

After an impassioned set of arguments Wednesday over the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the question is whether Justice Brett Kavanaugh is willing to completely dismantle a law intended to ensure equal voting power for Blacks and other racial minorities.

Future of Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance as Louisiana's congressional map returns to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will convene on Wednesday to hear a legal battle over Louisiana's congressional map that could reverberate across the country.

Supreme Court case could grant Trump and Republicans power to trample Black voting rights for one-party rule, advocates warn

They can literally create a permanent one-party rule system without the Voting Rights Act in place–and doing it at the

Louisiana AG aims to dismantle ‘offensive’ voting law that factors race into redistricting

Louisiana's congressional map with two majority-black districts faces a constitutional challenge that Attorney General Liz Murrill says violates equal protection.

A Voting Rights Act provision is at risk and a homecoming at a gay rodeo: Morning Rundown

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could gut a key provision in the Voting Rights Act. Concern over lethal strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats grows in Congress. And celebrating a half-century of gay rodeo.
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