Black Caucus Braces for Shrinking Map After Voting Rights Setback
TL;DR
After the Supreme Court gutted parts of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais, southern redistricting threatens to push out as many as a third of the Congressional Black Caucus, triggering internal tensions over endorsing non-Black candidates and a push to recruit diverse voices as Black representation adjusts for 2028 maps and primary politics.
- Black Democrats confront their post-Voting Rights Act crisis Semafor
- The Arc of the Voting Rights Act The Atlantic
- Conservatives on U.S. Supreme Court take an ax to voting rights Florida Phoenix
- Supreme Court's takedown of Voting Rights Act bolsters case for court expansion Chicago Sun-Times
- Black Congress members focus on ‘massive voter turnout’ after gutting of civil rights law The Washington Post
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