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Rights Act in places with racially polarized voting. According to experts, the ruling is [expected to diminish](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting) minority representation across all levels of government. Following the high court's April 29 decision
supreme court on Monday allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule – a procedural move that helps Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps
Rights Act. Usually, the court waits 32 days to formally issue its judgment to the lower court. Last week, [Louisiana](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/louisiana) asked the court to speed up that process, citing the urgency with
supreme court went out of its way to help Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps ahead of this year’s midterm elections.** The procedural move comes less than a week after the court’s landmark
Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that its map was unconstitutional, blowing a hole in the Voting Rights Act. That’s giving Republicans the narrowest of windows to gerrymander one or two new seats before
Voting Rights Act](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-louisiana-00898123), Republicans have kicked off a fresh round of [redistricting across the South](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/republicans-redistricting-democrats-black-hispanic-districts-midterm-message-00915565). Their aim is to dismantle majority-minority districts, which they’ve long argued
voted to repeal the conditional immunity provision. Northern Ireland's High Court and the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (NICA) had both previously found that [parts of the Act were incompatible with human rights
supreme court gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais last month that states could not consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase
decisions have weakened the United States on the world stage. ## **Democrats hold the midterm advantage** By a 52%-42% margin, respondents said they would vote for a Democratic candidate in their district if congressional elections
acts of terror in military courts in occupied Palestine. Palestinians convicted of the same crimes in Israel’s civilian courts face the death penalty or life imprisonment. Jewish Israelis are in effect protected from
Rights Act and opened the door to states blowing up blue districts drawn to protect the voting power of racial minorities. Tennessee’s [new map](https://x.com/tnsenategop/status/2052034274988015720) aims to draw the state’s lone
decision to shelve the Cecot segment on the flagship news program. Alfonsi had alleged at the time that Weiss had spiked the story for political purposes, a significant accusation of journalistic impropriety. Weiss argued that
decision. Republicans in Tennessee this month enacted a new US House map that carves up Cohen’s majority-Black district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of Donald Trump’s strategy
Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2199x2199+743+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2Fb2%2Ff4e201b5422cb39ae678f1896741%2Fap26119780621816.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus) Thursday's legislative votes [came amid](https://x.com/MariannaBac/status/2052427221311074560)
decision, the Virginia supreme court rejected a Democratic-backed ballot measure approved by voters in April that reconfigured the state’s US House map for partisan advantage. Ruling in favor of a Republican challenge
Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in redistricting. - 🎧 **Protesters from Tennessee's blue cities argue that the new map will silence the voices of voters** who support Democrats. These voters make up roughly
supreme court [effectively gutted a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) in Louisiana v Callais, a string of Republican-led states have [scrambled](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/states-redistricting-maps-voting-rights-act) [to](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/georgia-brian-kemp-electoral-maps-session) [redraw
Supreme Court weighs Trump's immigration policy, senior citizens join the fight](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804448/tps-seniors-long-term-care-supreme-court) On Wednesday his solicitor general, D. John Sauer, told the justices that the statute clearly bars any court review
Voting Rights Act and Fair Housing Act were barely mentioned, instead replaced with priorities like preventing voter fraud, anti-transgender issues, and preventing discrimination against white people. Dhillon also removed the career lawyers serving
Supreme Court [significantly limited the power](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-louisiana-00898123) of the Voting Rights Act, Bottoms released [a comprehensive plan](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e4oophuayorfwiudmhsaf/Bottoms-Democracy-First-Agenda.pdf?rlkey=44hohehwgjlhrkavo2zp196a5&e=1&st=1kpqmj5z&dl=0) to protect access to the ballot in Georgia. This could be the Democratic