Supreme Court narrows key voting rights law

The Supreme Court ruled limited a key provision of the Voting Rights Act Wednesday, handing a loss to civil rights groups. Why it matters: The ruling could reshape voting all across the South and could boost the Republican majority in the House by an additional 19 seats when compared to 2024 maps. The Louisiana v. Callais ruling does not erase Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, but it effectively neuters it. The court rewrote the test used to apply Section 2 in such a way that it can only take

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