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Callais v Landry
Coverage of Callais v Landry in the Nexus archive.
- With supreme court ruling, Republicans can marginalize Black political power
The US Supreme Court's Callais v Landry decision weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, enabling Republican state legislators to redraw district maps to dilute Black voting power. The ruling is criticized as erasing historical efforts for political equality, including the legacy of John Lewis and civil rights activists.