Supreme Court deals another blow to Voting Rights Act

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  Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Miles Parks.

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  I cover voting.

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  I'm Hansi Luong.

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  I also cover voting.

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  And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

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  Today on the show, a landmark Supreme Court ruling out today that all but guts the Voting Rights Act.

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  It could have a huge impact on Black representation.

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  Hansi, you've been following this case closely.

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  Explain what the court ruled today.

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  Well, this is a ruling by the Supreme Court's conservative majority,

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  and it weakens the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination and redistricting.

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  And the ruling comes out of specifically a case about Louisiana's congressional map.

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  But it's important to point out this will affect redistricting around the country.

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