Foreword
Considering Race in Congressional Redistricting The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) is a landmark piece of legislation that protects the rights of American minorities, particularly Black people in the South, at the ballot box. Section 2 of the law provides legal remedies to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments’ prohibition of discrimination in elections and guarantee of equal protection under the law. It regularly comes into play when states set about drawing the boundary lines of their legislative districts. For instance, the Supreme Court has interpreted the provision to require that states craft congressional maps that provide minority voters…
