US Supreme Court narrows Voting Rights Act redistricting challenges
→Redistricting litigators must plead intentional discrimination in Section 2 cases
Change
The US Supreme Court narrowed Section 2 redistricting challenges by requiring proof of intentional racial discrimination.
Why it matters
Section 2 map challenges now face a higher pleading and evidence threshold. Plaintiffs relying on race-based alternative maps risk dismissal without intent evidence.
Implications
- → Redistricting litigators must plead intentional discrimination in Section 2 map challenges — disparate impact arguments alone may no longer sustain the case.
- → State election-law counsel must reassess pending congressional-map litigation — defence strategy now turns on the narrowed proof standard.
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