People rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court following arguments heard in Louisiana v. Callais on March 24, 2025. On April 29, 2026, the nation's highest court struck down a Louisiana congressional map that a group of voters who describe themselves as “non-African American” had challenged as the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. By a vote of 6-3, the justices left in place a ruling by a federal court that barred the state from using the map, which had created a second majority-Black district, in future elections.
People rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court following arguments heard in Louisiana v. Callais on March 24, 2025. On April 29, 2026, the nation's highest court struck down a Louisiana congressional map that a group of voters who describe themselves as “non-African American” had challenged as the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. By a vote of 6-3, the justices left in place a ruling by a federal court that barred the state from using the map, which had created a second majority-Black district, in future elections.
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The ruling — one of the most anticipated of the term — may not have been issued in time to make a significant difference in this year's midterm elections.
