Republican Justices Poised to Weaken Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court, with a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority, appears ready to undermine the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority political representation.
Voting rights activists have expressed concern, with the results of the potential decision being described as "catastrophic."
The conservatives are ready to wind the clock back to 1982, if not earlier.
The Case at Hand
The case, Louisiana v. Callais, centers on Section 2 of the law, which requires that racial minorities have an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process.
- The Supreme Court's decision could effectively allow white majorities to lock racial minorities out of elected office.
- At least five conservative justices seem ready to enfeeble the law.
Author's summary: The Voting Rights Act is in peril.
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