{"id":4845,"date":"2026-02-21T03:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T03:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=4845"},"modified":"2026-02-21T03:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T03:55:15","slug":"supreme-court-appears-poised-to-weaken-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=4845","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Appears Poised to Weaken V"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"379\">The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Supreme Court of the United States<\/span><\/span> appears ready to limit how federal courts enforce Section 2 of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Voting Rights Act of 1965<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"379\">In <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Louisiana v. Callais<\/span><\/span>, conservative justices signaled openness to letting states defend disputed maps as partisan, not racial.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"379\">Critics warn this could let lawmakers redraw up to 19 districts to favor Republicans.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"404\">Louisiana Dispute<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"669\">The case began over Louisiana\u2019s 2022 map, which a court said likely violated Section 2 by placing most Black voters into one district.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"669\">Lawmakers later added a second majority-Black district, but white voters challenged it as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"691\">Broader Impact<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Justices questioned how changes would fit precedents like <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Allen v. Milligan<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Thornburg v. Gingles<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Advocacy groups say weakening Section 2 could shift congressional power, while some states consider their own voting protections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court of the United States appears ready to limit how federal courts enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In Louisiana v. Callais, conservative justices signaled openness to letting states defend disputed maps as partisan, not racial. 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