In deciding a major case examining the racial composition of electoral districts in Louisiana, U.S. Supreme Court justices are facing the question of whether the U.S. Constitution should be seen as colorblind - even when remedies are sought under civil rights law for racial discrimination.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities.

The case gives the conservative justices a chance to undercut a central element of the Voting Rights Act.

The rights of Texas parents to raise their children without government interference would carry the same power as free speech if voters support an amendment that would write those protections into the state constitution.