October 15, 2025
Clarence Thomas Drives Wedge in VRA Debate — “Race-Based Maps Must End”
Clarence Thomas Accuses Racially Drawn Voting Districts of Bias — Could VRA Protections Be Overturned? The Supreme Court’s halls hummed with tension as oral arguments intensified in Louisiana v. Callais, the high-stakes case asking whether race-based congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act remain lawful. In one of the sharpest moments of the day, Justice Clarence Thomas probed the constitutional foundation of such maps, pressing whether they would even exist if states were forbidden from considering race. His questions signaled that he may be ready to strip away protections deemed essential for minority representation — and in doing so, could












