Conservative Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh joined the court's three liberals in a 5-4 ruling that declared that a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama weakened the clout of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
U.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an unexpected reprieve to a landmark law barring racial discrimination in voting after rolling back its protections over the past decade, but more challenges to the Voting Rights Act seem certain based on actions by Republican legislators in numerous states.
"It shows that Roberts and Kavanaugh are open to moderation in some key cases, whereas the four others to their right aren't," Foley said, referring to conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch. Electoral districts are redrawn each decade - a process called redistricting - to reflect population changes as measured by a national census.
Thursday's ruling centered upon Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a provision aimed at countering measures that result in racial bias in voting even absent racist intent.
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