Högsta domstolen begränsar röstskadelagen i Louisiana-mål

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USA:s högsta domstol utfärdade den 29 april ett banbrytande beslut som avsevärt begränsar räckvidden av paragraf 2 i Voting Rights Act. Beslutet i målet Louisiana mot Callais har fått flera delstater att rita om sina kongresskartor. Lagstiftare i de berörda delstaterna har hänvisat till partipolitiska skäl för ändringarna.

Beslutet kräver att framtida kärande i mål om rösträtt möter en högre bevisbörda genom att skilja ras från politik. Denna förändring innebär ett skifte från ett ramverk baserat på effekter mot ett som fokuserar på att bevisa avsiktlig diskriminering.

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