Samuel Alito justified a Supreme Court ruling that threatens majority-Black voting districts

"Justice Samuel Alito wrote, 'Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was designed to enforce the Constitution, not collide with it.' He emphasized that lower courts had sometimes misapplied the law, compelling states to engage in race-based discrimination that the Constitution prohibits."

"The ruling adds another significant restriction to the Voting Rights Act, which has been progressively weakened by the Supreme Court's conservative majority, particularly in landmark cases like Shelby County v. Holder and Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee."

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Justice Samuel Alito stated that Louisiana was not required to create this district under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling narrows the scope of the Voting Rights Act, which was designed to combat racial discrimination in elections. This decision follows a trend of the court's conservative majority weakening the Act's provisions, particularly in previous rulings that limited federal oversight of discriminatory election laws.

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