The #Louisiana case heard Wednesday raises the possibility that #SCOTUS will rule that the #law, in seeking to protect minority voters, runs afoul of a conservative understanding of the #14thAmendment, one that forbids the government from making distinctions based on #race.

In the #NorthDakota case, the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled in July that only the government, not voters or other private parties, can sue to enforce the voting law.

#VotingRights#VRA#CivilRights

The #Louisiana case heard Wednesday raises the possibility that #SCOTUS will rule that the #law, in seeking to protect minority voters, runs afoul of a conservative understanding of the #14thAmendment, one that forbids the government from making distinctions based on #race.

In the #NorthDakota case, the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled in July that only the government, not voters or other private parties, can sue to enforce the voting law.

#VotingRights#VRA#CivilRights

A key part of the #VotingRightsAct, the 1965 #CivilRights landmark, appears at risk after arguments in a case from #Louisiana before #SCOTUS on Wednesday. It is at least possible that the court will rule unconstitutional a provision allowing states to use #race as a factor in drawing electoral maps.

But even if the #law survives its encounter with the justices, it faces a second significant challenge, from #NorthDakota. The court will consider whether to hear an appeal in that case in November.

One factor courts consider in deciding whether states need to re-draw their maps is whether people tend to vote together, the trend referred to as “racially polarized voting.”

It’s part of how judges decide whether minority voters can cast their ballots for a candidate of their choice.

Mooppan argues that #Louisiana voters didn’t have big differences by #race, so the districts were drawn instead with #politics in mind – something #SCOTUS has said is fine.

#law#VotingRights#ActivistCourt

Lawyers for #Louisiana & the #Trump admin [the first admin ever to challenge the law] will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s 2nd majority Black congressional district & make it much harder, if not impossible, to take account of #race in #redistricting.

#law#VotingRights#VRA#CivilRights#ActivistCourt#WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-voting-rights-arguments-updates?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-15-Live+updates

The questioning begins with Thomas. His long-held view that drawing districts with #race in mind violates the #Constitution. Until now, that view has never commanded a majority of the court.

#SCOTUS #law#VotingRights#VRA#CivilRights#ActivistCourt#WhiteSupremacy

Lawyers for #Louisiana & the #Trump admin [the first admin ever to challenge the law] will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s 2nd majority Black congressional district & make it much harder, if not impossible, to take account of #race in #redistricting.

#law#VotingRights#VRA#CivilRights#ActivistCourt#WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-voting-rights-arguments-updates?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-15-Live+updates