And for the first time ever, the Department of Justice joined the case to argue against the Voting Rights Act. During the first round of arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, Kavanaugh appeared fixated on the temporal argument. Now that the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act is before the court, he can flip and join the other four conservatives to end its application to redistricting. His decision in that case relied on the same temporal argument that Kavanaugh now raises in Louisiana v. Callais. AdvertisementThe Voting Rights Act was passed following the famous Selma to Montgomery March in Alabama, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.

Source: Huffington Post October 13, 2025 20:58 UTC