US Supreme Court Allows Racial Discrimination in Electoral Maps

Ruling Dismisses Challenge by Black Voters Excluded by South Carolina Gerrymandering

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/24/us-supreme-court-allows-racial-discrimination-electoral-maps

On May 23, 2024, the US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision that allows racial discrimination in the drawing of voting maps, dismissing the voices of Black voters challenging racial gerrymandering and undermining efforts to build a multiracial democracy in the United States.

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