The US Supreme Court was hearing a case Wednesday on Black voter rights that could cement Republican control over the House of Representatives -- potentially even by next year's crucial midterm elections.
All eyes are on whether the court's right-wing majority will gut a six-decades-old law that boosted Black voters' participation and impact in elections.
Because African-Americans overwhelmingly vote Democratic, such a ruling could swiftly reorder the electoral map to give Republicans a lasting structural advantage.
The case centers around a challenge to a congressional map adopted by the Louisiana state legislature creating a second Black majority district.
Blacks make up one-third of the population of Louisiana, which has six congressional districts.
But following the 2020 census, L