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.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a congressional map in Louisiana that had been drawn to protect the voting power of Black residents, a decision with implications for a landmark civil rights law.
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.
