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In Louisiana case, the Supreme Court weakens a central part of the Voting Rights Act

NPR | By Carrie Johnson,

Ayesha Rascoe

Published May 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM CDT

The Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was designed to outlaw discriminatory voting practices to make the voting playing field equal for Black people.

Carrie Johnson

Carrie Johnson is NPR's National Justice Correspondent.

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.