In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the ruling makes it significantly harder for voters to challenge maps they argue dilute minority representation, further narrowing Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
“This is one of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions ever,” said Josh Rultenberg, author of Draw the Line in Ohio. “It will allow partisan gerrymandering to move forward and significantly gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which had protections in place for decades.”
While legal and logistical hurdles may limit how much can change before November, the ruling is expected to have a far greater impact on future elections, particularly in 2028, when more states will have the time and flexibility to redraw their maps.
Even before the ruling, both parties had already been aggressively redrawing maps in the states they control, with many of the gains effectively canceling each other out.
In Virginia,
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