The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century, a change that would boost Republican electoral prospects, particularly across the South. During 2 1/2 hours of arguments, the court's six conservative justices seemed inclined to effectively strike down a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana because it relied too heavily on race. https://www.wthr.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/supreme-court-takes-up-gop-led-challenge-to-voting-rights-act-that-could-affect-control-of-congress/616-8161a568-3652-4b78-9e12-c17a802a1a47