WASHINGTON, DC - The League of Women Voters President Dianna Wynn and CEO Celina Stewart issued the following joint statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a case concerning the constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
“In recent months and years, we have watched this Court become less faithful to its constitutional mandate, but today, we have witnessed the final nail in the coffin of its legitimacy. By weakening Section 2 to the point of inoperability, the Court sends a clear message: racial discrimination in redistricting against Black voters and other voters of color is acceptable as long as you don’t say it out loud. This will immediately open the door to racist redistricting; indeed, we have already seen it happening in anticipation of this decision.
