Louisiana claims supreme court voting rights decision means it cannot carry out primaries with current electoral maps – live

President’s social post comes after Louisiana postpones primaries to redraw maps just a day after supreme court ruling guts Voting Rights Act

Louisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court ruling

Voting rights advocates vow to ‘relocate’ fight after supreme court gutting

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law decried the decision by the supreme court to severely weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Damon T Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee, issued this statement:

“Black Americans have never been fully represented in the electoral process. This ruling makes it less likely that we ever will. The impact of this ruling cannot be understated. The consequences will be seen both immediately and far into the future.