Barack Obama criticised over rebuke of Supreme Court redistricting ruling

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 30

The backlash followed the court's 6-3 decision striking down Louisiana's 2024 map and came days after Obama backed a Virginia referendum expected to shift the state's delegation from 6-5 Democratic to 10-1.
Ari Fleischer, Mark Meadows and former DHS official Tricia McLaughlin accused him of hypocrisy, while Obama said the ruling weakens Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters.
Justice Samuel Alito said Section 2 was misread in challenges to Louisiana's 2022 map, and Virginia's approved plan still faces litigation over certification and the referendum's legality.

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