Blow to Voting Rights Act as Supreme Court rules congressional map based on race is unconstitutional
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NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsBlow to Voting Rights Act as Supreme Court rules congressional map based on race is unconstitutionalLiberal justices of the court said the decision will open the door to eliminate the protections of the Voting Rights ActAlex Woodward & Ariana BaioWednesday 29 April 2026 15:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964708","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/louisiana-voting-rights-act-supreme-court-b2964708.html","title":"Supreme Court rules Louisiana congressional map is unconstitutional"}}(Getty)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Louisiana will once again have to redraw...

