Alito Claims to ‘Update’ Voting Rights Act Law. Kagan Says He Destroyed It.

Under Justice Samuel Alito Jr.’s “updated” framework, the test for proving voter dilution under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is “nearly insuperable,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in dissent.

       

Under Justice Samuel Alito Jr.’s “updated” framework, the test for proving voter dilution under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is “nearly insuperable,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in dissent.