Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Use of Race in Drawing Voting Maps.

The article discusses the US Supreme Court's consideration of a case that may limit the establishment of majority-Black and majority-Hispanic voting districts, potentially undermining the Voting Rights Act of 1965. During a re-argument regarding Louisiana's congressional map, conservative justices, including Justice Brett Kavanaugh, expressed skepticism about the ongoing necessity of race-based remedies in voting laws. A ruling that restricts the Voting Rights Act could favor Republican electoral outcomes, as the districts in question typically lean Democratic. The article highlights the court's previous actions that have weakened the Voting Rights Act, including the removal of federal preclearance requirements and the establishment of stringent standards for proving discriminatory voting practices. [Extracted from the article]