Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act Decision Criticized for Misleading Data Use
A recent Supreme Court decision, led by Justice Samuel Alito, has come under scrutiny for its use of misleading data in a landmark Voting Rights Act case. The ruling, which effectively weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, was based on claims that Black voter turnout in Louisiana exceeded white voter turnout in two of the last five presidential elections. This assertion was derived from a Justice Department brief that calculated voter turnout as a proportion of the total population over 18, a method criticized for including non-citizens and others ineligible to vote. Experts argue that a more accurate measure would consider the citizen voting age population, which shows Black voter turnout only exceeded white turnout in the 2012 election. The decision has sparked debate over the methodology used and its implications for voting rights. 
