The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-3 that Louisiana's congressional map violated the Constitution by using race to create a second majority-Black district, effectively raising the bar for challenges to election maps under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by requiring proof of intentional discrimination rather than discriminatory effect. Civil rights groups condemned the decision as a "devastating blow" to voting rights protections, warning it could allow states to dilute minority voters' electoral influence across the country.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-3 that Louisiana's congressional map violated the Constitution by using race to create a second majority-Black district, effectively raising the bar for challenges to election maps under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by requiring proof of intentional discrimination rather than discriminatory effect. Civil rights groups condemned the decision as a "devastating blow" to voting rights protections, warning it could allow states to dilute minority voters' electoral influence across the country.