Assuming Without Deciding: The Interplay Between The Court's Racial Gerrymandering Jurisprudence and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

This program examines how the Supreme Court addresses the use of race in redistricting, balancing constitutional limits under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments with obligations under the Voting Rights Act. Panelists discuss recent mid-decade redistricting challenges in Texas and California, and analyze how the Court's pending decision in Louisiana v. Callais may impact future Section 2 claims related to racial gerrymandering.