Justice Brett Kavanaugh questioned on Wednesday when the “endpoint” should be for race to no longer be considered in congressional redistricting, as the high court heard arguments in a case that could limit the Voting Rights Act’s power in redistricting.
The Supreme Court heard rearguments on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais after punting on a decision at the end of its last term. The case centers on whether Louisiana’s creation of a second black-majority district to comply with a previous court order based on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act violates the 14th or 15th Amendments of the Constitution.
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