In a recent ruling concerning the Voting Rights Act, Justice Samuel Alito cited data suggesting that Black voter turnout in Louisiana had exceeded that of white voters in two of the last five presidential elections. However, a review by The Guardian reveals that this assertion was based on a misleading analysis from the Justice Department, which calculated turnout as a proportion of the total population over 18, including non-citizens and those ineligible to vote. Experts, including Michael McDonald (a political science professor), criticized this method as it misrepresents actual voter participation rates. When using the more accepted approach of analyzing turnout among the citizen voting age population, Black turnout only exceeded white turnout in the 2012 presidential election. Furthermore, recent data indicates that Black voter turnout has lagged behind white voter turnout in the last three presidential elections, contradicting Alito's claims. The ruling, which reflects a broader trend of increasing racial turnout gaps since the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, raises concerns about the ongoing necessity of the Voting Rights Act, as disparities in voter participation remain significant.