Hakeem Jeffries calls Supreme Court illegitimate after voting rights ruling
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Updated · Fox News · May 1
Hakeem Jeffries calls Supreme Court illegitimate after voting rights ruling
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 1
The criticism followed the court's 36-page Louisiana v. Callais decision limiting race-based congressional redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Jeffries was joined by Representative Jamie Raskin, while commentators and legal academics also urged reforms, court expansion or replacement after the ruling.
The report says the justices did not strike down Section 2 but rejected district maps designed to guarantee electoral outcomes by race, amid a wider fight over the court's legitimacy.
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