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Supreme
Court
Weakens
Voting
Rights
Act in
Key
Ruling
Li Haung
-
National-Politics
Tell Us
USA News
Network
WASHINGTON
- The
Supreme
Court’s
decision
to
weaken a
key part
of the
Voting
Rights
Act is
expected
to
reshape
political
power
for
millions
of
minority
voters,
potentially
making
it
easier
for
states
to
redraw
maps
that
dilute
Black
and
Latino
voting
strength.
Civil
rights
advocates
say the
ruling
could
reduce
the
number
of
majority-minority
districts
across
the
country
and make
it
harder
to
challenge
racially
discriminatory
maps in
court.
They
warn
that the
change
could
cost
minority
communities
seats in
Congress
and
state
legislatures,
and
lessen
their
influence
on
issues
ranging
from
education
to
healthcare.
The
practical
impact
may
unfold
most
sharply
during
future
redistricting
battles,
when
lawmakers
redraw
political
boundaries
after
the next
census
or in
response
to court
rulings.
In
states
with
Republican
control
of
mapmaking,
the
decision
could
open the
door to
new
district
lines
that
break
apart
communities
of color
and
weaken
their
ability
to elect
candidates
of
choice.
Advocates
say the
ruling
marks
one of
the most
significant
setbacks
for
voting
rights
in
decades,
and they
argue
that
Black
and
Latino
voters
will be
among
the most
affected.
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