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‘Where can we find hope?’: your questions about the US supreme court’s voting rights decision answered
The US Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v Callais weakened the Voting Rights Act by eliminating a provision ensuring minority voter representation in Congress. Republican-led states in the south have since begun redrawing congressional maps to reduce majority-Black districts, with some changes already implemented for upcoming midterms.
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