Supreme Court diminishes Voting Rights Act in Louisiana districting decision
Reflections on Voting Rights and Recent Supreme Court Decisions For many who remember the civil rights movement, some memories are, well, quite painful. Take Bloody Sunday, for instance. That was in 1965 when police violently confronted black protesters on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama. Led by John Lewis, these marchers faced tear gas and […]
It’s Time to Completely Eliminate Race-Based Districting
The Supreme Court is currently reviewing the case of Louisiana v. Calais, which has the potential to fundamentally alter how electoral redistricting is approached in the U.S. Specifically, it raises an important question: Is it constitutional for states to utilize racial quotas when drawing district maps? At present, there’s a tricky balancing act for states […]