Entra en vigor el fallo de la Corte Suprema en el caso Louisiana v. Callais

La Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos ha permitido que su decisión en el caso Louisiana v. Callais entre en vigor de inmediato, lo que permitirá a los estados rediseñar los mapas electorales del Congreso de maneras que podrían reducir la representación de las minorías.

La semana pasada, el tribunal emitió el fallo en el caso Callais, el cual pone fin de manera efectiva a protecciones clave bajo la Ley de Derechos Electorales. Los estados liderados por republicanos ahora pueden eliminar distritos trazados para asegurar que los votantes negros puedan elegir a los candidatos de su preferencia, siempre y cuando los cambios se presenten como partidistas en lugar de raciales.

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