I spoke with New York’s Intelligencer‘s Nia Prater:

What are the potential ramifications if the Court weakens Section Two or ultimately does away with it?

First of all, it would be a huge blow for minority representation. A big part of the reason that we have such diverse legislative bodies, including Congress and state legislatures, is because the Voting Rights Act requires the drawing of districts to give minority voters the same opportunities as other voters to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice. So we would see much whiter legislative bodies, including Congress, if the Court got rid of Section Two. But it would also, as I said in relation to your earlier question about Texas, give states, including southern states that have long been found to have engaged in race discrimination in voting, a freer hand in drawing partisan gerrymanders. Those gerrymanders help white Republicans and hurt minority voters and Democrats. And so, there would be a much greater chance to engage in the kind of partisan gerrymandering that we’re seeing being pushed now in Texas all across areas where Republicans have control of the state government.