Supreme Court Faces New Decision in Major Voting Rights Case
Summary
The Supreme Court decided that Louisiana’s voting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander but ruled the Voting Rights Act did not require the state to create an extra majority-minority district. Lawyers involved are asking the Court to speed up sending the decision to a lower court so Louisiana can redraw the map before upcoming elections.Key Facts
- Louisiana created a new voting map after the 2020 census, keeping only one majority-Black district.
- A lawsuit argued the map unfairly concentrated Black voters into one district, called “packing.”
- The Supreme Court found the map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
- The Court ruled the Voting Rights Act does not force Louisiana to add another majority-minority district.
- Lawyers asked the Supreme Court to quickly send the decision to a lower court to speed map changes.
- Other lawyers opposed speeding things up, citing disruption to election procedures.
- Louisiana’s primary election was suspended to allow time for redrawing districts.
- The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to fast-track sending the ruling to the lower court.
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