Justices Drop Hint About Voting Rights Act

“The Supreme Court said Friday that it will weigh the constitutionality of a common form of redistricting used to protect the voting power of Black and Hispanic voters: the drawing of congressional districts where racial minorities make up at least half the population,” Politico reports.

“Experts in election law said the move signals that the court may be poised to further narrow the Voting Rights Act.”

Rick Hasen: “The stakes here are enormous; I was worried the Court would put the VRA’s constitutionality into question when there was this great delay in the Court ordering supplemental briefing. Something big was happening behind the scenes. And now we know.”