The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority appeared open to weakening the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a way that could limit minority representation in Congress.

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday to undercut another key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

The conservative majority seems willing to raise the bar on plaintiffs seeking to challenge legislative district maps for violating the 1965 law aimed at protecting minority voters.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a case that could strike down the last major part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that remains standing.

The Supreme Court is listening to arguments in a Louisiana redistricting case that could undermine the Voting Rights Act of 1965. During oral arguments, the conservative justices appeared skeptical about the drawing of a second Black-majority district.

The Supreme Court leaned toward restricting the use of race in redistricting during high-stakes oral arguments Wednesday over Louisiana’s congressional map that could curtail a central provision of the Voting Rights Act.