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Reps. Troy Carter and Jamie Raskin decry recent Supreme Court ruling, push redistricting reforms
Summary
Reps. Troy Carter and Jamie Raskin condemned a recent Supreme Court decision affecting Louisiana’s congressional map, warned it narrows Section 2 Voting Rights Act remedies, and urged nonpartisan redistricting commissions, multi-member districts and mass voter mobilization.
Rep. Troy Carter said a recent Supreme Court decision affecting Louisiana’s congressional map was “a devastating blow to our democracy,” and warned it will make legal challenges under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act more difficult to win. "Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a devastating blow to our democracy," Carter said, adding that the ruling’s narrowed intent standard hampers efforts to remedy racial discrimination in voting.
Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, who introduced Carter, echoed the concern and placed the change in…
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