The Supreme Court dropped a bombshell today, handing down a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that effectively neuters Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the very provision that helped dismantle Jim Crow and guaranteed communities of color a fair shot at representation in Congress. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, the majority opinion rewrote the legal test for Section 2 in a way that lets partisan gerrymandering serve as a shield against racial discrimination claims. In plain terms, politicians can now draw maps that silence voters of color as long as they call it a “partisan” decision.