A report released on Wednesday found that Republicans could garner 19 additional congressional districts if the Supreme Court were to void part of a civil rights-era law.

The Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais , a case that could result in the elimination of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a provision that bars “racial gerrymandering when it dilutes minority voting power,” according to Politico .

Newsweek explains it like this:

Section 2 of the VRA prohibits any voting practice or districting plan that results in racial or language-minority voters having less opportunity than others to participate in the political process and elect candidates of their choice.

The dispute, consolidated with Robinson v. Callais , stems from Louisiana’s 2022 redistricting and ra

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