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Elections  |  Mark Sherman, Associated Press  • 
October 15, 2025

Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

Justice Brett Kavanaugh pressed civil rights lawyer Janai Nelson on whether the time has come to end the use of race-based districts under the Voting Rights Act, rather than “allowing it to extend forever.”
Elections  |  Mark Sherman, Associated Press  • 
October 15, 2025

Supreme Court takes up GOP-led challenge to Voting Rights Act that could affect control of Congress

A ruling for Louisiana could open the door for legislatures to redraw congressional maps across the South.