U.S. High Court Ruling Opens Way for Historic Drop in Black Representation
NPR
Source: NPR A historic drop in representation by Black members of Congress may be on the way after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision Wednesday to weaken the Voting Rights Act. Now that the high court's conservative majority has reinterpreted longstanding provisions against racial discrimination under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Republican calls for new rounds of map drawing for the House of Representatives have already begun.