Supreme Court Rulings Shake Up US Politics.
The US Supreme Court upheld the Voting Rights Act's power to protect voters from racial discrimination in a recent ruling on Alabama's redistricting. Legal experts see this as a promising sign for the preservation of race consciousness in other arenas, including the upcoming decision on race-related affirmative action in colleges and universities. The court's conservative majority acknowledged concerns about elevating race in the allocation of political power but ultimately upheld the precedent and fair reading of the record. The decision could make two of Alabama's congressional districts majority-Black, which could help Democrats. However, experts caution that predicting the court's stance on affirmative action is difficult, given the justices' uncertain ideas about race-conscious policies.