Takeaways From The Supreme Court Arguments On The Voting Rights Act And Race

By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN

(CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority signaled deep skepticism Wednesday over the creation of a second majority Black district in Louisiana and appeared open to at least weakening the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a way that could limit minority representation in Congress.

On one level, the case is about a single congressional district in Louisiana – drawn after the 2020 census to ensure African American voters could elect a candidate of their choice. More fundamentally, the case is about whether governments may actively address discrimination – current or historic – by taking an action that is intended to help racial minorities.

It is also about whether the Supreme Court’s conservative justices view the Voting Rights Act, a crown