The Supreme Court Just Gutted the Voting Rights Act. Women Will Pay the Price.
In a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais , the Supreme Court's majority struck down Louisiana's congressional map, which had created a second majority-Black district in 2024. Although the decision did not formally strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Elena Kagan warned in her disse...
By Livia FolletMay 2, 20261 min read
In a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court's majority struck down Louisiana's congressional map, which had created a second majority-Black district in 2024. Although the decision did not formally strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Elena Kagan warned in her dissent that “the majority opinion had rendered the provision ‘all but a dead letter.’”
