Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act

[1srelluc]

MSN

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply weakened a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a ruling that limits the consideration of race in drawing voting maps and could usher in Republican gains in the House.

The decision is expected to touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority districts, especially in the South. New districts could shift the balance of power in Congress by imperiling the reelection prospects of some Black Democrats, possibly as soon as November’s midterms in some instances. Minority representatives in state legislatures and local offices could also be redistricted out.

Live updates: Supreme Court ruling weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting since 1965. The case concerns a district in Louisiana.

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About darn time.....The odd districts in red states that were gerrymandered due to fed "racial" edicts can now be brought back in line.

I wonder how many seats this will cost the dems?

 

[pknopp]

Here is issue I have with the court. OK, they ruled this Gerrymandered voting block was unconstitutional.

How does one decide what gerrymandered blocks are unconstitutional and which aren't?

If they would have ruled gerrymandering was unconstitutional, I would have cheered the ruling. All they did was make a bigger mess.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

While the court did not specifically rule out racially drawn districts, they significantly watered down any future opportunities to challenge districts on the basis of race. This means states that have had majority black VRA districts for decades will now be able to essentially draw them out unless it can be conclusively proven they are intentionally discriminating, which could be hard to do if they are keeping districts compact and within reasonable borders.

The decision cuts against 40 years of understanding that Congress wrote the VRA provision in question to push back not just on intentional racial discriminatory, but on redistricting plans that had the effect of discrimination, even if intentional discrimination couldn’t be proven.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote that VRA plaintiffs could only succeed “when the circumstances give rise to a strong inference that intentional discrimination occurred.”

That will make VRA redistricting cases “all but impossible to win,” said Omar Noureldin, senior vice president of the policy & litigation department of the voting rights group Common Cause.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/live-news/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status

 

[1srelluc]

Here is issue I have with the court. OK, they ruled this Gerrymandered voting block was unconstitutional.

How does one decide what gerrymandered blocks are unconstitutional and which aren't?

If they would have ruled gerrymandering was unconstitutional, I would have cheered the ruling. All they did was make a bigger mess.

It was narrowed to districts that have been gerrymandered due to fed "racial" edicts. Lots of them in the South.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Interesting. I think all districts should be created by independent commissions, period. Get the politics out of it.

 

[1srelluc]

Interesting. I think all districts should be created by independent commissions, period. Get the politics out of it.

Virginia tried that....It did not last once the dems took over.

 

[pknopp]

It was narrowed to districts that have been gerrymandered due to fed "racial" edicts. Lots of them in the South.

So racial is unconstitutional but political is all cool?

 

[pknopp]

Interesting. I think all districts should be created by independent commissions, period. Get the politics out of it.

Today they could be computer generated only to take the number of people into account. Nothing more.

 

[1srelluc]

So racial is unconstitutional but political is all cool?

Perhaps it was needed way back in the day but that time has long passed.

If memory serves around 20% of congress are black, well beyond their percentage of US population so I'd say it's time for them to stand for election on their own merits rather than play in the slewed (by the feds) districts as they are now.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Virginia tried that....It did not last once the dems took over.

I am sure the GOP acted similarly elsewhere.

Well, the era of the Republic lasted more than 250 years, a good run.

We are head into the One Party Majority State era.

 

[pknopp]

Perhaps it was needed way back in the day but that time has long passed.

Not what I asked.

If memory serves around 20% of congress are black, well beyond their percentage of US population so I'd say it's time for them to stand for election on their own merits rather than play in the slewed (by the feds) districts as they are now.

So it's not unconstitutional for a party to manipulate voting districts simply form their advantage?

 

[airplanemechanic]

Meanwhile, Virginia be like WE VOTED TO GERRYMANDER THE HELL OUT OF THIS MUTHAFUCKA.

 

[Rawley]

I am sure the GOP acted similarly elsewhere.

Nope. Only in CA and VA did the DEms literally amend their Constitution to allow the partisan legislature draw district lines.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Districts gerrymandered by race are perfect examples of the hypocrisy and racism of the democrat party. The party of neo-segregation.

 

[citygator]

Virginia tried that....It did not last once the dems took over.

Would have if Texas hadnt cheated and the GOP refused to pass an anti-gerrymanderying law.

 

[struth]

Here is issue I have with the court. OK, they ruled this Gerrymandered voting block was unconstitutional.

How does one decide what gerrymandered blocks are unconstitutional and which aren't?

If they would have ruled gerrymandering was unconstitutional, I would have cheered the ruling. All they did was make a bigger mess.

Racial gerrymandering is illegal

Political gerrymandering isn’t

Not that hard

 

[struth]

Would have if Texas hadnt cheated and the GOP refused to pass an anti-gerrymanderying law.

There was an anti gerrymandering amendment to the VA Constitution…the Dems attempted to undermine it with thier illegal gerrymandering tactic as soon as they took office

 

[Hafar1014]

This opens the door for the GOP to challenge the racial gerrymandering of democrats stopping them and allows the GOP to redistrict. Democrats just had huge loss.

 

[1srelluc]

Would have if Texas hadnt cheated and the GOP refused to pass an anti-gerrymanderying law.

So you are all for poor behavior because someone else did it?

What's that called, the "he made me do it" argument?

 

[pknopp]

Racial gerrymandering is illegal

Political gerrymandering isn’t

Not that hard

Quite sad.