The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to narrow a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that has protected minority voting representation since the 1960s. This ruling allows states like Louisiana to redraw congressional maps that were previously blocked as racial gerrymanders, giving Republicans more flexibility to control House district lines. The decision is viewed by voting rights advocates as gutting the VRA's enforcement, though conservative justices framed it as upholding the law's core protections.