Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial vote dilution

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday weakened the Voting Rights Act's Section 2, removing protections against racial vote dilution 60 years after civil rights activists secured the landmark law. The decision threatens voting maps nationwide that took decades of litigation to establish, including Louisiana's newly created majority-Black congressional districts. Communities of color lose a critical shield against discriminatory voting practices.

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