U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn said the Supreme Court’s decision undermines the Voting Rights Act and could fuel prolonged redistricting battles.
Based on a release from U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (SC-06).
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, according to a statement from his office.
“Today’s Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a giant step backward in our ‘pursuit of a more perfect Union,’ as this activist court continues to dismantle the 1965 Voting Rights Act, one decision at a time,” Clyburn said, according to the statement.
Clyburn said the ruling could lead to prolonged redistricting conflicts. “This decision threatens to send our country deeper into the thicket of never-ending redistricting fights, with repeated aggressive map redraws, protracted legal battles, and relentless partisan tugs-of-war, all of which are destined to result in more regressive Court decisions,” he said, according to his office.
He also compared the ruling to historical efforts to limit Black political participation. “This Court seems hellbent on redeeming the post-Reconstruction America that neutered the 1875 Civil Rights Act and other legislative and judicial actions that drastically limited Black participation and achievement, and eliminated African American political representation in multiple Southern states,” Clyburn said, according to the statement from his office.
