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How Callais broke the Voting Rights Act and weaponized the equal protection clause: part 1

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog. Much of the reporting on Louisiana v. Callais suggests the court stopped short of finding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (which prohibits racial discrimi...

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What happened How Callais broke the Voting Rights Act and weaponized the equal protection clause: part 1.
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Left / center-leftThe End of the Voting Rights Act Isn’t Just a “Black Problem”

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CenterHow Callais broke the Voting Rights Act and weaponized the equal protection clause: part 1

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SCOTUSblogNews report · May 26, 2:00 PM

How Callais broke the Voting Rights Act and weaponized the equal protection clause: part 1

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Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog. Much of the reporting on Louisiana v. Callais s...

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The InterceptNews report · May 20, 10:09 AM

The End of the Voting Rights Act Isn’t Just a “Black Problem”

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Preserving racial hierarchy remains one of most animating impulses in American political life.

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May 20, 10:09 AM: The Intercept joined the source map.

May 26, 2:00 PM: SCOTUSblog joined the source map.

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