Suprema Corte restringe Lei de Direitos de Voto em caso da Louisiana

A Suprema Corte emitiu uma decisão histórica em 29 de abril que limitou significativamente o alcance da Seção 2 da Lei de Direitos de Voto (Voting Rights Act). A decisão no caso Louisiana v. Callais levou vários estados a redesenharem seus mapas congressionais. Legisladores nos estados afetados citaram razões partidárias para as mudanças.

A decisão exige que futuros autores de ações em casos de direitos de voto atendam a um padrão mais elevado, separando raça de política. Essa mudança afasta-se de uma estrutura baseada em efeitos em direção a uma focada na comprovação de discriminação intencional.

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