"A lot of the legal questions here hinge on the Voting Rights Act, and could be completely upended if the Supreme Court decides to gut the final provision of that law, when they issue a decision in a Louisiana case that they reheard last month, after already hearing oral arguments in March. The case centers on how race was used to draw two majority-Black districts in Louisiana,"
"The case was brought by a self-described group of non-African American voters, who claim that their voting power is being diluted by the creation of these districts. Mind you, Louisiana is one-third Black, and the state legislature drew the maps to create two majority-Black districts out of six. Should the Supreme Court decide to gut this final provision of the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana would likely go about immediately redistricting,"
California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit seeking to declare Prop 50's proposed congressional districts unconstitutional, alleging Democrats illegally used race to create Hispanic-majority districts even though the new map maintains five such districts. The California GOP previously and unsuccessfully sued in the state Supreme Court in August to block the redrawing. Central legal issues hinge on the Voting Rights Act and a pending Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case about two majority-Black districts. A ruling barring consideration of race in districting could prompt immediate redistricting and enable gerrymanders that reduce Black and Democratic voting power nationwide.
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