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US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms

supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms

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Rights Act ruling, allowing Louisiana Republicans to redraw maps for midterms**  The court gutted section 2 of the Voting

Louisiana claims supreme court voting rights decision means it cannot carry out primaries with current electoral maps – live

supreme court’s Wednesday ruling that [severely weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com

Trump says Tennessee next to redistrict after US Voting Rights Act ruling

Rights Act ruling United States President Donald Trump has said Tennessee will redraw its electoral map following a US Supreme Court ruling that gutted a key provision of the landmark [US Voting

Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how?

Voting Rights Act – and how? The United States Supreme Court has [voided](/news/2026/4/29/us-top-court-voids-louisiana-voting-map-amid-national-redistricting-fight) a key provision of a landmark civil rights law by ruling

How the SCOTUS voting rights ruling could affect Congress, according to Eric Holder

Supreme Court's recent ruling that reinterprets longstanding protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress

Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat

Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

Trump says U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships through the Strait. And, key Senate races to watch

Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry [suspended the primaries

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supreme court [ruling on the Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/organizing-next-steps-voting-rights-act-supreme-court) that eviscerated much of the work

Georgia won’t redraw congressional map ahead of midterms, Kemp says

Supreme Court ruling that [gutted the Voting Rights Act](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-future-00898949) and [triggered a Republican

Southern Republicans redistrict after Supreme Court rules, Dems lose big in Virginia

Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

With supreme court ruling, Republicans able to marginalize Black political power

supreme court ruling, Republicans able to marginalize Black political power The Voting Rights Act was a political

Black lawmakers decry supreme court voting decision: ‘We’re going backwards’

supreme court ruled in Allen v Milligan in 2023 that Alabama’s congressional map illegally diluted Black voting power. That decision reaffirmed section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge

Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting

Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots

Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan in US

ruling, combined with a recent US Supreme Court decision severely weakening the [Voting Rights Act

Florida's DeSantis unveils a voting map that could add to Trump's GOP redistricting

Supreme Court ruling on the federal Voting Rights Act, and that ruling hasn't come

Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live

Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, AP reports. The court ruled