The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act - making ⁠it harder ⁠for minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory under the landmark civil ⁠rights law - in a victory for Louisiana Republicans and President Donald Trump's administration.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana's newly drawn congressional map Wednesday, saying it relied too heavily on race.

Jodi Kantor, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, joins The Lead.

A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map on Wednesday, weakening the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.

In a landmark ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act. We discuss what the ruling could mean for Black representation — not just in Congress but at all levels of government.

The ruling in a Louisiana case appears to clear the way for Republican-led states across the South to redraw election maps and eliminate voting districts that favor Black or Latino candidates.

While the court did not strike down the provision entirely, Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday’s ruling made Section 2 of the VRA “all but a dead letter.”