Tag: Minority Voters

U.S. Supreme Court Neutralizes Remaining VRA Section 2 Protections for Minority Voters and Imperils Majority-Minority Voting Districts Nationwide

U.S. Supreme Court Neutralizes Remaining VRA Section 2 Protections for Minority Voters and Imperils Majority-Minority Voting Districts Nationwide

The U.S. Supreme Court all but eliminated remaining Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters in its Louisiana v. Callais decision April 29th. By striking down Louisiana’s two majority-minority voting districts, such districts face elimination nationwide, resulting in fewer minorities elected for federal, state and local government.

Majority-Minority Voting Districts Give Minority Voters a Fair Chance to Elect Proper Representation. The Equal Protection Clause is Now Being Used to Try to End Them

There are 141 majority-minority congressional voting districts in the U.S., out of 435.  A new conservative legal tactic has emerged, arguing such districts harm  White Americans, and citingthe Equal Protection Clause, originally passed to end state discrimination against Black Americans.