Supreme Court decision on VRA ‘sent us backwards in time’: Booker
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s creation of a second majority-Black congressional district was an illegal racial gerrymander, meaning the district lines were drawn based on race in a way the Court found unconstitutional. Senator Cory Booker criticized the decision, saying it reversed progress made in protecting voting rights.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court decided the Louisiana district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
- The ruling was 6-3, divided along ideological lines.
- The decision involved interpreting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- The Voting Rights Act is a law meant to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
- Louisiana had tried to add a second congressional district with a Black majority.
- Senator Cory Booker said the ruling sends the country “backwards in time.”
- The case affects how race can be considered when drawing voting districts.
- The decision may have wider effects on future voting rights cases.
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