US supreme court rules Louisiana must redraw its congressional map in landmark case

Decision effectively guts major section of Voting Rights Act, the last remaining provision of 1965 civil rights law that prevents racial discrimination in voting

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The US supreme court has ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark decision that effectively guts a major section of the Voting Rights Act.

In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, the court rendered ineffective section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the last remaining powerful provision of the 1965 civil rights law that prevents racial discrimination in voting. Section 2 specifically has long been used to ensure minority voters are treated fairly in redistricting