Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts, a judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, and an ancient tradition helps Zimbabwe girls fight child marriages.
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Voting rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) |
Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act |
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters. The court's six conservative justices seemed like they would vote to effectively strike down a Black majority House district in Louisiana because it relied too heavily on race. Such an outcome could mark a fundamental change in the 1965 voting rights law, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. Read more. |
