U.S. Supreme Court (6-3 conservative majority); dissenting opinion by three liberal justices
The April 29 Callais ruling (6-3) struck down Louisiana's two majority-Black district map and effectively held that congressional districts may be shaped by partisan aims but not racial ones—a significant reinterpretation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. A follow-on order in May cleared Alabama to revert to a single majority-Black district despite a lower court finding it racially discriminatory. Tennessee and Florida have already enacted new congressional maps advantaging Republicans in light of the ruling. Ripple effects on the 2026 midterm maps are ongoing.
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