The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional maps in a major ruling on voting rights. In a 6 to 3 decision, the court said the state’s map, which created a second majority-Black district, was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The justices ruled the “Voting Rights Act” did not require Louisiana to draw that district, limiting how race can be used in redistricting going forward. The decision leaves the broader law in place, but critics say it significantly weakens protections for minority voters. Jen Rice, reporter with Democracy Docket, explains this decision will make it harder for people to prove racial discrimination in court because they will have to prove intent.
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They weren't able to prove the racial gerrymander before either because they look at effects when the constitution doesn't protect against incidental effects. Remember, disparate impact isn't a real concept as outcomes can never be guaranteed nor does the law and Constitution grant an outcome.
Read the ruling. It does nothing you claim it does. It removes race as a determinate factor when a State is drawing districts, exactly what the VRA was enacted to do.
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Totally a twisted view. This girl is kind of stupid.