US supreme court to hear case that could upend Voting Rights Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : A ruling holding section 2 unconstitutional would dramatically upend American election law and strip minority voters of a tool to challenge discrimination.
54% : "Without section 2, minority voters would continue to face extreme instances of discrimination," their lawyers write.
51% : Dispute over Louisiana district returns to justices after long legal saga - and could have far-reaching implications The US supreme court will hear a hugely consequential case on Wednesday that will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination in voting.
51% : "Race-based redistricting harms voters - and by extension, our political system - by sorting them based on their skin color and then divvying them up between minority and non-minority districts," lawyers for Louisiana wrote in a brief to the supreme court.

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