The Louisiana case has an awkward conflict between Voting Rights Act and gerrymandering
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The Voting Rights Act demands minority representation, yet the Court has previously largely given up on regular political gerrymandering, partly because they had no ideas what rules to put in place.
So the VRA demands minority representation, but racial gerrymandering may be illegal. It's not so easy when a racial group is so tightly tied to one party.
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 California redistricting could fail - AceFrehley January 14, 2026, 19:44:01
- well here we go... - AceFrehley January 14, 2026, 21:53:17
- SCOTUS already has a case this term on redistricting - Potomac January 14, 2026, 19:46:17
- So, a semi-sincere question: what is the diff between racial and political gerrymandering? - osklister January 15, 2026, 9:11:23
- The Louisiana case has an awkward conflict between Voting Rights Act and gerrymandering - Potomac January 15, 2026, 11:40:55
- In practice, very little.* - Lexillini January 15, 2026, 9:17:00
- well if they find that one to be a case of racial gerrymandering - AceFrehley January 14, 2026, 19:47:17
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