Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander'
NPR • • general
Key Points:
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Louisiana's 2024 election map, which created a second majority-Black congressional district, constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
- The decision weakens the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority voting power in redistricting, although Section 2 of the law remains intact.
- The ruling follows years of litigation over Louisiana's redistricting, with the state initially agreeing to a second majority-Black district after the 2020 Census.
- A group of non-African-American voters, supported by the Trump administration, challenged the map, arguing against the creation of the second majority-minority district.
- Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, stated that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not justify race-based redistricting in this case, marking a significant shift in the Court's approach to voting rights.
