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(1/5) 🚨BREAKING: SCOTUS guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by making it harder to challenge racially discriminatory maps. Today’s decision will threaten Black and brown political representation for generations in Southern states. Full story to come. www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisi...

(2/5) THE IMPACT: Today’s ruling could: ✅Help secure 27 more red seats in Congress ✅Cement GOP House control for at least a generation ✅Rewrite redistricting rules for state legislatures, city councils and school boards Without racial protections, maps could be redrawn with almost no limits.

(3/5) WHAT'S NEXT: The case will return to lower courts for more proceedings, and the ~20 lawsuits on hold pending a decision in Callais will likely move forward. Florida — the only state left in the ongoing redistricting war — could benefit from today’s decision before the 2026 election.

(4/5) HOW DID WE GET HERE: The court first heard the case last March when it questioned whether LA violated the constitution by drawing a map to comply with the VRA. But it scheduled a rare rehearing in October on the question of whether Section 2 of the VRA violates the 14th or 15th Amendment.