#SCOTUS strikes down #Louisiana's 2024 redistricting map, which was appealed as discriminatory by a group of voters identifying themselves as non-African American. In her dissent Justice Elena Kagan said the court's ruling had all but rendered Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act 'dead letter' scotusblog.com/2026/04/in-majo…
In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a Louisiana congressional map that a group of voters who describe themselves as “non-African American” had challenged as the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.Amy Howe (SCOTUSblog)
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in reply to Grace O'Malley • • •It's like Kagan hasn't read Section 2 of the VRA, and that echos the oral arguments where others on both sides of the issue seemed to try to correct her misunderstandings of the statute.
Kagan is wrong on what the law says. People have been citing specific language of the law to try to inform her, but she doesn't seem to care.
It's as if she's just playing the role of a politician unconcerned with reality as she attempts to score political points.
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