"The court - which has a 6-3 conservative supermajority - is set to decide whether to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the 1965 law that prohibits the dilution of minority voting power in congressional redistricting plans. The law has resulted in the creation of "majority-minority" districts that ensure voters in predominantly Black areas can be represented by minorities."
"Court watchers say a majority of the justices appeared poised to weaken the Voting Rights Act based on oral arguments in October. The liberal-leaning Fair Fight Action has warned that overturning the law could result in Republicans dismantling as many as 19 Democrat-held majority-minority seats ahead of the midterms - "enough to cement one-party control of the U.S. House for at least a generation." That, however, would require the court to rule quickly: Candidate filing deadlines in several states are coming up soon."
LaCivita and Fabrizio, senior strategists who run the president's cash-flush political operation, expressed confidence in the midterms despite doomsday projections. The Supreme Court, with a 6-3 conservative supermajority, is poised to rule on Louisiana v. Callais, which could gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and affect the creation of majority-minority districts that enable minority representation. Republicans have long sought to weaken the law as federal overreach and to reduce Democratic-leaning districts; Democrats say the law prevents discrimination. Fair Fight Action warned overturning Section 2 could cost Democrats up to 19 seats depending on timing and filing deadlines. A Trump-backed mid-decade redistricting effort seeks to shore up the House majority but faces complications.
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