The Supreme Court has fundamentally weakened one of the most important tools for protecting minority voting rights. In a 6-3 decision, the Court made it nearly impossible for Black voters to challenge congressional maps that split their communities into pieces, even when those maps were drawn specifically to dilute their voting power. The ruling will reshape how states can draw election districts and could affect which party controls Congress for years to come.

music for the podcast provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dimitry Taras