Scotus Disentangles Race Politics Voting Case

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• Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that state lawmakers violated the Constitution by gerrymandering to create a second majority-Black congressional district.
• The court emphasized that compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act can justify race-based districting only if based on evidence of intentional discrimination.
• The ruling requires plaintiffs to prove that race, not partisan advantage, was the primary factor in district line drawing.