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Outlook for the Voting Rights Act Dims, as Court’s Conservatives Appear to Turn Away From Their Own Precedent

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to agree Oct. 15th with arguments that the Voting Rights Act Section 2’s majority-minority voting districts conflicted with the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. A decision is expected next year.

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

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

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.