Louisiana
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SCOTUS Guts the VRA and Makes It Take Effect Immediately
A 6-3 ruling last week killed majority-minority districts. An emergency order Monday forced that ruling into effect before the 32-day waiting period. The 2026 map is already being redrawn.
SCOTUS Gutted the Voting Rights Act. Republicans Have 180 Days to Redraw Maps.
Louisiana v. Callais ended the 40-year Gingles framework for minority representation. The race to redraw before November's midterms may flip four to six House seats.
SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act. Again.
A 6-3 ruling in the Louisiana redistricting case didn't kill Section 2 — it made compliance with Section 2 an unconstitutional act.
The SCOTUS Ruling Unlocked Maximum Gerrymandering. Republicans Are Running the Clock.
Within 48 hours of the Callais decision, Louisiana suspended its primaries, Florida passed a new map adding four Republican seats, and Trump called on Tennessee and other states to redraw their districts. The ruling did not just limit the Voting Rights Act. It started a race.
SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act, and the Ruling's Logic Goes Further Than Louisiana
The court's 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais makes it nearly impossible to draw a majority-minority district without simultaneously making it unconstitutional. That paradox was the point.
SCOTUS Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Gutting Voting Rights Act
The court rules majority-minority districts unconstitutional, handing Republicans a redistricting weapon heading into the midterms.
The Supreme Court Killed Section 2 Without Saying So
A 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais leaves the Voting Rights Act technically intact and functionally useless. Justice Kagan said 'I dissent' without 'respectfully.'