Network, a lobbying group for Catholic social justice founded in 1972 by a group of Catholic women religious, has expressed deep concern regarding the recent voting rights decision by the Supreme Court (Louisiana v. Callais), decrying the weakening of critical voting rights and protections fought for for so long by civil rights advocates.  By curtailing Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,  Network states that the Court has undermined U.S. citizens’ rights to equitable representation in Congress and local legislatures, furthering divisions in our country and entrenching power in the hands of the few.  This ruling is described as in stark contrast to  Catholic social justice teachings, which affirm the rejection of social injustice and political exclusion in all its forms; our nation denies God-given dignity when “Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, disabled, low-income, young, elderly, and historically excluded communities are insidiously disenfranchised from decisions that impact fair representation, safety, resources, and wellbeing that belong to every one of God’s children.”  Network urges all to do our part as a matter of faithful citizenship to ensure that all communities have an equal opportunity to exercise their sacred right to vote and to have their voices heard despite this decision, and “to manifest at the ballot box that the future of our multiracial democracy is not dead, but very much alive.”