El Tribunal Supremo anula protecciones de la Ley de Derechos Electorales

La semana pasada, el Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos emitió un fallo en el caso Louisiana contra Callais que desmanteló elementos clave de la Ley de Derechos Electorales. La decisión ha provocado rápidos esfuerzos de redistribución de distritos en varios estados. También han surgido revelaciones sobre el demandante principal.

El fallo abordó el mapa electoral de Luisiana y la Sección 2 de la Ley de Derechos Electorales. Acabó efectivamente con las protecciones contra la dilución del voto para los votantes pertenecientes a minorías en el estado. El jueves, funcionarios de Tennessee respondieron dividiendo el único distrito de mayoría negra del estado en tres partes, diluyendo así los votos de Memphis, donde la población es 63 por ciento negra.

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