After SCOTUS voting rights ruling, Virginia leaders warn minority representation could erode

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 1,965

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling weakening a key enforcement tool of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is fueling new concerns in Virginia over the future of Black political representation, particularly if Republicans regain full control of state government after the next census.

In a 6-3 ruling last month in Louisiana v. Callais, the court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map containing a second majority-Black district, concluding the state relied too …

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