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Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s congressional map as “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and altered the court’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.

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Rumblings About Callais

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais back on October 15. At the time, there was a… The post Rumblings About Callais appeared first on Reason.com.

Boerne, RFRA, and the VRA

Several justices seem ready to import the congruence and proportionality test to the 15th Amendment.

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Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting Rights Act, racial representation and Democratic Party power in congress.

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Galveston County redistricting case draws divide among federal appeals court judges

The 5th Circuit expressed skepticism about arguments from both sides in considering whether a coalition of Black and Latino voters should be granted the same protections as a single racial group under the Voting Rights Act.

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Federal court panel overturns Alabama’s revised congressional redistricting plan

A three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled on Sept. 5 that the revised congressional district boundaries that the Alabama legislature enacted on July 21, 2023, were not in accordance with the Voting Rights Act. The state adopted the revised congressional map…

Roberts Waves the White Flag of Textualism in Allen v. Milligan

Justice Scalia would be rolling over in his grave.

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Supreme Court Reaffirms Strong Presumption of Statutory Stare Decisis

Supreme Court Reaffirms Strong Presumption of Statutory Stare Decisis

It did so in today's Voting Rights Act ruling in Allen v. Milligan. This holding has implications for other cases where litigants attempt to overturn statutory precedents, especially longstanding ones.

Supreme Court told minority representation at stake in case - Roll Call

Supreme Court told minority representation at stake in case - Roll Call

Potential ruling on Voting Rights Act could “obliterate” many majority-minority congressional districts, one attorney said.

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