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POLITICSJun 3 · 14:00 UTCSCOTUSBLOGIssa Kohler-Hausmann, Kevin Z. Yang

When and why did complying with the Voting Rights Act become unconstitutional?

The article discusses the Supreme Court case Callais v. Louisiana, which impacted vote-dilution claims under the Voting Rights Act and raised questions about whether a new standard for racial gerrymandering under the Fourteenth Amendment was established. The decision, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, left uncertainty about whether intentional racial intent or mere predominance of race in redistricting constitutes a constitutional violation.

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