US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms
Summary
The US Supreme Court fast-tracked a ruling to help Louisiana Republicans redraw congressional district maps before the midterm elections. This move follows a decision that struck down Louisiana’s current map and limited a key part of the Voting Rights Act.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court allowed a recent ruling on Louisiana’s voting maps to take effect sooner than usual.
- The ruling struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and limited Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
- Normally, the court waits 32 days before formally sending its judgment to lower courts.
- Louisiana asked the court to speed up the judgment so it could redraw district maps before elections.
- Early voting has already started, and the general election is in six months.
- Louisiana canceled its May 16 primary for Congress after mail ballots were sent overseas, stirring legal challenges.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, criticizing the court for quickly speeding up the ruling, saying it showed bias.
- Justice Samuel Alito and other conservative justices defended the decision, calling the dissent’s claims baseless and insulting.
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