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minority voting rights  under the federal Voting Rights
Supreme Court's conservative supermajority [all but gutted](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting) what remains of the Voting Rights Act, ruling that states cannot purposefully draw districts that are majority-minority
minority communities. But that would only come from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal Voting Rights
Supreme Court ruled last week that a [provision](/news/2026/4/30/has-the-us-supreme-court-weakened-the-voting-rights-act-and-how) of the landmark 1973 Voting Rights Act, which prevented diluting the voting power of minorities
minority communities. He had predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court would weaken the Voting Rights Act in a way that would support redistricting in Florida. Indeed, after that morning ruling
Supreme Court [ruled](/news/2026/4/29/us-top-court-voids-louisiana-voting-map-amid-national-redistricting-fight) that a Congressional map in Louisiana, previously redrawn to include two Black majority districts, was unconstitutional. The ruling by the conservative-dominated panel represented a major blow to the 1965 Voting
Supreme Court ruling](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-2026-midterms-republicans-gerrymandering-redistricting-00899022) that weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and opened the door to states blowing up blue districts drawn to protect the voting power of racial minorities
supreme court effectively decimated the Voting Rights Act, said the decision sends the US “backwards”. The 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday weakens a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, opening
Voting Rights Act](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting), the U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped weighing in on a legal question that could severely limit enforcement of the law's remaining protections for minority voters. In [a brief, unsigned
Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday concerned Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has long been cited as a means to prevent state officials and lawmakers from diluting the voting power of racial