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“The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965, leading to rapid changes in states, particularly in the South, in 2026.”

In its April 29, 2026, decision in *Louisiana v. Callais*, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a congressional map containing a second majority-Black district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, a move widely characterized by legal scholars and civil rights groups as effectively gutting or evis

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“The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was gutted by the Supreme Court, leading to swift changes in Southern states.”

The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in *Shelby County v. Holder* invalidated the formula used to determine which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance under the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais* further restricted the Act's enforceability.

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“The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965.”

The Supreme Court's decisions in *Shelby County v. Holder* (2013) and *Brnovich v. DNC* (2021), along with the more recent *Louisiana v. Callais* (2026), have been widely characterized by legal scholars, activists, and news outlets as having "gutted" or significantly weakened the enforcement mechani

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