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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