Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act

0:00The Supreme Court just gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act from 1965. In a Louisiana redistricting case, they ruled that Section 2 can be used to create districts based on race to boost minority representation. Justice Alito's majority opinion says, the law targets only intentional discrimination, making it way harder to challenge unfair maps. That act, signed by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965, right on Capitol Hill after Bloody Sunday in Selma, transformed. Voting. Over six decades, it blocked discrimination and helped elect thousands of black and Hispanic leaders from city councils to Congress. Folks are reeling from this. Civil rights leaders call it a throwback to Jim Crow, stripping communities of voices on health care, schools, and infrastructure. Experts warn it'll green like cracking and packing minority votes in everything from school boards to state houses. This billed on years of erosion. Back in 2013, Shelby County killed pre-clearance, sparking restrictive laws.

1:03Last year, they upheld Section 2 in Alabama, but now that's flipped, endangering reps like Cleo Fields in Louisiana, and new districts there. With states holding the reins, minority power hangs in the balance, especially down south, where redraws could slash black congressional seats fast. The fight for fair votes rolls on, but the road just got steeper. That wraps Canada News today, brought to you with AI.