Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments today in a high-stakes case that could reshape the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a cornerstone of civil rights law in America. The case focuses on Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan, which followed the 2020 Census, and specifically questions whether the creation of a second Black-majority district in the state violates constitutional principles.

Louisiana’s Republican-controlled legislature initially drew a map with only one Black-majority district, despite the fact that Black residents constitute roughly one-third of the state’s population. Civil rights groups and Black voters challenged this arrangement, arguing that it diluted minority voting power. A federal court subsequently approved a revised map

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