Activists paid for the Voting Rights Act in blood. The supreme court has undermined it | Sophia Lin Lakin
The Supreme Court's recent decision undermines Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, weakening protections against racial vote dilution and threatening political representation for communities of color. The ruling overturns lower court decisions that required fairer district maps in Louisiana, effectively erasing gains made through decades of civil rights advocacy. Despite the setback, the author emphasizes that the struggle for equitable representation continues.
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‘This ruling does not mean the end of the struggle for fair representation.’ Photograph: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and MuseumView image in fullscreen‘This ruling does not mean the end of the struggle for fair representation.’ Photograph: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and MuseumOpinionUS voting rightsActivists paid for the Voting Rights Act in blood. The supreme court has undermined itSophia Lin LakinI was a lead attorney in the Callais case. The court’s decision will silence the voices of communities of colorThu 30 Apr 2026 07.00 EDTShareThe supreme court on Wednesday paved the way for racial discrimination in voting, 60 years after Martin Luther King Jr and thousands of other movement leaders bled, marched and mobilized for Congress to outlaw it.
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