The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act

The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a case about whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prevents white people from overrepresenting themselves in Congress.

The outcome in this case was decided long before the lawyers arrived at the courthouse.

The six Republican justices are going to declare the Voting Rights Act inert and allow the dilution of Black voting rights through racist gerrymandering.

Oral arguments were largely an exercise of the Republicans justifying their racist positions, concerning maps for Congressional districts in Louisiana, which has six Congressional districts.

Author's summary: The Supreme Court will likely gut the Voting Rights Act.

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The Nation The Nation — 2025-10-16

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