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Schumer rips ‘awful’ Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling

Schumer rips ‘awful’ Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling

Summary

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a voting map in Louisiana. The court ruled 6-3 that making voting districts based mainly on race can be unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

Key Facts

  • The Supreme Court decided 6-3 against a Louisiana voting map.
  • The ruling said making majority-minority districts can count as racial gerrymandering, which is illegal.
  • This decision affects the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a law designed to protect minority voting rights.
  • Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the ruling “awful.”
  • The case involves how voting district lines are drawn based on race.
  • Critics see this decision as weakening protections against racial discrimination in voting.
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