Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in Louisiana redistricting ruling

The ruling raises new barriers for challenging electoral maps that dilute minority voting strength.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Louisiana’s creation of a second majority-Black congressional district violated the Constitution, narrowing how the Voting Rights Act can be applied in redistricting. The decision imposes stricter requirements on when race can be considered in drawing electoral maps and raises the bar…