Voting rights advocates, labor organizers, civic engagement groups, and community members will gather Saturday in New Orleans for a statewide day of action opposing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a ruling that has intensified the fight over congressional representation, Black voting power, and the future of the Voting Rights Act. The […]
The Supreme Court’s Louisiana ruling does more than threaten one majority-Black district. It gives states a new roadmap for weakening Black political power while claiming they are only playing partisan politics. The Supreme Court’s Louisiana ruling opened a door that mapmakers across the country may now try to walk through. The decision weakens Black voting […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is once again positioned to decide the future of Black political power in Louisiana. This time, the case—Louisiana v. Callais—centers on whether a congressional district map, drawn under court order to comply with the Voting Rights Act (VRA), should be struck down as unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court is once […]
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