Högsta domstolens beslut i Louisiana mot Callais träder i kraft

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USA:s högsta domstol har låtit sitt beslut i målet Louisiana mot Callais träda i kraft omedelbart, vilket gör det möjligt för delstater att rita om kongresskartor på sätt som kan minska minoriteters representation.

Förra veckan meddelade domstolen beslutet i Callais-målet, vilket i praktiken upphäver centrala skyddsåtgärder enligt Voting Rights Act. Republikanskt ledda delstater kan nu eliminera valdistrikt som utformats för att säkerställa att svarta väljare kan välja kandidater de föredrar, förutsatt att ändringarna presenteras som partipolitiska snarare än rasmässiga.

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