New Delhi, April 29 -- The US Supreme Court on Wednesday (local time) restricted how the Voting Rights Act can be used to create majority-Black or Hispanic electoral districts. The ruling is seen as strengthening Republican efforts to maintain control of the House in this year's midterms and beyond, Bloomberg reported.

In a 6-3 ruling, along partisan lines, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's 2024 election map, which created a second predominant-Black congressional district, was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."

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