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Committee member says Supreme Court ruling in Calais case weakens Voting Rights Act
Summary
A committee member told the House committee that a 6-3 Supreme Court decision in the Calais case out of Louisiana "completed its demolition of the Voting Rights Act," and urged political organizing and structural redistricting reforms as remedies.
A committee member said the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in the "Calais" case out of Louisiana "completed its demolition of the Voting Rights Act," and described the ruling as allowing partisan redistricting that can split majority-Black or Hispanic districts without triggering Voting Rights Act violations.
The speaker framed the decision as politically advantageous to Republicans. Asked "Was it considered a win for…
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