NPR finds that the recent Supreme Court ruling reinterpreted the Voting Rights Act's Section 2 provisions in redistricting, which may lead to a larger decrease in Black representation in Congress. It also implies a more difficult road for challenging voting districts or systems with claims that they dilute the power of racial-minority voters. Many legal experts believe this may be a setback for the voting rights of racial minorities.
The Supreme Court 's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress , but also at least 17 state and local governments , NPR finds.
The focus of Section 2, the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority ruled, should now be intentional racial discrimination, a legal standard that's notoriously difficult to prove in court. Many legal experts see this change as a threat to representation of racial minorities and an incentive for more partisan gerrymandering at all levels of government — including state legislatures, county commissions and school districts
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