The Supreme Court of the United States appears ready to limit how federal courts enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Louisiana v. Callais, conservative justices signaled openness to letting states defend disputed maps as partisan, not racial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics warn this could let lawmakers redraw up to 19 districts to favor Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case began over Louisiana\u2019s 2022 map, which a court said likely violated Section 2 by placing most Black voters into one district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawmakers later added a second majority-Black district, but white voters challenged it as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Justices questioned how changes would fit precedents like Allen v. Milligan and Thornburg v. Gingles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advocacy groups say weakening Section 2 could shift congressional power, while some states consider their own voting protections<\/p>\n\n\n\n