Högsta domstolen river upp skydd i vallagen

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USA:s högsta domstol meddelade förra veckan ett utslag i fallet Louisiana mot Callais som monterade ner centrala delar av Voting Rights Act. Beslutet har lett till snabba insatser för att rita om valdistrikt i flera delstater. Uppgifter om huvudkäranden har även kommit fram.

Utslaget gällde Louisianas karta över kongressvaldistrikt och paragraf 2 i Voting Rights Act. Det satte i praktiken stopp för skyddet mot utspädning av minoriteters röster i delstaten. Företrädare i Tennessee agerade på torsdagen genom att dela upp delstatens enda distrikt med svart majoritet i tre delar, vilket tunnar ut rösterna från Memphis där 63 procent av befolkningen är svart.

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