How the Supreme Court's Louisiana districting decision weakens the Voting Rights Act
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act by striking down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana.
In a 6-3 ruling Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority struck down one of Louisiana's majority-Black congressional districts. The decision weakens key protections under the Voting Rights Act and could open the door to broader legal challenges over majority-Black and Latino districts nationwide. Amy Howe and Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Geoff Bennett
Guests: Amy Howe, Amy Walter
Topics covered
- Supreme Court
- Voting Rights Act
- Louisiana districting
- majority-Black districts
- legal challenges
- congressional districts
Keywords
- Supreme Court
- Voting Rights Act
- Louisiana
- districting
- majority-Black
- congressional districts
- legal challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act
Places: Louisiana
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