In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana congressional map that created a second majority-Black district, ruling it was the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. The decision left in place a federal court ruling that barred the state from using the map in future elections.
The Supreme Court ruled against a Louisiana congressional map that created a second majority-Black district. The map was challenged by a group of 'non-African American' voters who claimed it was the result of racial gerrymandering. A federal court had previously barred the state from using the map, and the Supreme Court upheld this decision by a 6-3 vote. The original map, adopted in 2022, had only one majority-Black district out of six. A group of Black voters sued, alleging the map violated the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana drew a new map in 2024, creating a second majority-Black district, which led to the election of Cleo Fields, a former Congress member. The state's defense argued that the new map was designed to protect Republican incumbents, not to discriminate based on race.
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