Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Authors

• Gary Fields, Associated Press
• Binny Miller, American University Washington College of LawFollow
• Kareem Crayton, Brennan Center for JusticeFollow

Abstract

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting rights activists were relieved in 2023 when, in a surprise to some, the Supreme Court upheld the most important remaining element of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling forced Alabama and later Louisiana to redraw their congressional maps to give Black residents greater representation, moves that eventually sent two additional Black lawmakers to Washington. Two years later, the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 is before the court again. This time, it’s a rehearing of a Louisiana lawsuit over the state’s redrawn congressional map in a case that revolves around the same part of the 60-year-old law.

External Links

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-race-supreme-court-louisiana-edf6db57eb13c6763cf7741af8267fa6

Source Publication

Associated Press

Repository Citation

Gary Fields, Binny Miller & Kareem Crayton, Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act, Associated Press (2025).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/pub_disc_media/672