Constitutional Law
May 5, 2026
The deterioration of the Voting Rights Act: From preclearance to Louisiana v. Callais
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais fundamentally undermined the Voting Rights Act by requiring proof of intentional discrimination under Section 2, making majority-communities of color districts far harder to create and defend.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was enacted to enforce constitutional guarantees of equal voting rights and to eradicate entrenched racial disenfranchisement that persisted nearly a century after ratification of the $95
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