A storm is brewing in Washington that could reshape the foundation of American democracy — and once again, it’s the voices of Black voters that hang in the balance. The U.S. Supreme Court is now weighing a case out of Louisiana that could weaken, or effectively dismantle, one of the most vital protections of the Civil Rights era: the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The case, Louisiana v. Callais , challenges the authority of Section 2 of the Act — the provision that allows lawsuits when voting maps weaken the power of minority voters, even without proof of intentional discrimination. Conservative justices appear ready to raise the bar so high that future challenges may become nearly impossible to win. In plain terms, this means states could redraw maps in ways that diminish the voting power

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