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Now, a similar logic is being applied to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits practices resulting in racial discrimination in voting. The question posed by Louisiana vs. Clay is whether Section 2 itself is compatible with constitutional principles, particularly the 14th and 15th Amendments, which guarantee equal protection and voting rights. The Supreme Court has expanded the case from a routine redistricting dispute to a constitutional debate about whether race-conscious districting is still permissible.