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The Supreme Court is set to hear a series of cases this year that could redefine the rules of political participation and reallocate power among the branches of our democracy. As a former attorney in the Voting Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, I am most concerned about Louisiana v. Callais , a case in which the court could debilitate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a core remaining pillar of the landmark civil rights statute.

Section 2, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting nationwide, has long been used to challenge redistricting plans and other voting procedures that deny voters of color a fair chance to participate in the pol

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