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Demise of Voting Rights Act already hurting minority voters across the country
Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday to gut the Voting Rights Act (VRA), its devastating effects are already unfolding— throwing voting rights cases across the country into chaos as courts pause proceedings and GOP state officials rush to shut down claims and redraw maps.
The immediate wave of filings and court orders offers a stark preview of what’s to come as the heart of the VRA becomes almost impossible to enforce and the consequences unravel ahead of the 2026 elections.
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A day after the decision, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) called on the Justice Department to review congressional maps across the country and identify districts “improperly drawn using race,” urging officials to reopen Section 2 cases and issue new guidance reflecting the court’s ruling.
“Senator — we are ON IT!” Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon wrote in response.
The exchange signals that a law long used to protect minority voters could now be deployed to target the very districts created to ensure those voters have a voice.
The immediate wave of filings and court orders offers a stark preview of what’s to come as the heart of the VRA becomes almost impossible to enforce and the consequences unravel ahead of the 2026 elections.
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A day after the decision, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) called on the Justice Department to review congressional maps across the country and identify districts “improperly drawn using race,” urging officials to reopen Section 2 cases and issue new guidance reflecting the court’s ruling.
“Senator — we are ON IT!” Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon wrote in response.
The exchange signals that a law long used to protect minority voters could now be deployed to target the very districts created to ensure those voters have a voice.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/demise-of-voting-rights-act-already-hurting-minority-voters-across-the-country/
The Trump regime is going after blue states voting maps now.
Did any state mention race as they drew their maps? Expect the attacks that are coming.