ABC News – Australia ·australia ·2 hours ago

US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Louisiana's electoral map creating a second majority-Black district violated the Constitution, despite compliance with the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the decision, which restricts how race can be used in redistricting. Civil rights activists view the ruling as damaging protections for minority voters ahead of November elections.

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