The U.S. Supreme Court weakened but did not eliminate a key provision of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday, making it harder to bring voter discrimination claims against electoral maps while stopping short of a widely anticipated full strikedown. The ruling will likely help Texas in its yearslong litigation over the electoral maps lawmakers drew […]
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Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening door for Texas to redraw political maps
While the court did not strike down the provision entirely, Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday’s ruling made Section 2 of the VRA ‘all but a dead letter.’