Republican Justices Poised to Destroy Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court, with a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority, appears ready to weaken the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority political representation.
Voting rights activists have warned that the results will be "catastrophic" if the court rules against the act.
The conservatives are ready to wind the clock back to 1982, if not earlier.
The Case
The case, Louisiana v. Callais, involves Section 2 of the law, which requires that racial minorities have an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process.
- The law aims to prevent white majorities from locking racial minorities out of elected office.
- At least five conservative justices seem ready to enfeeble the law.
Author's summary: The Voting Rights Act is in grave peril.
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