Supreme Court ruling limiting Voting Rights Act condemned by NC Democrats, lauded by Republicans

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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North Carolina Democrats mourned Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling severely limiting the protections of the Voting Rights Act, while Republicans celebrated it as a much-needed constraint on judicial overreach.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais Wednesday morning significantly curtailed the Voting Rights Act, essentially limiting the landmark civil rights law to only prohibit maps drawn with the explicit intent of racially discriminating against voters.

The majority held that Section 2 of the act, …

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