States, political subdivisions and government entities engaged in or preparing for redistricting should reassess their legal strategy in light of a recent Supreme Court decision. In a landmark 6–3 ...

*Louisiana had drawn a new congressional map known as SB8 after a lower court found that its previous map, which contained only one majority-Black district, likely violated Section 2 of the VRA by ...

On April 29, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a consequential decision further narrowing how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) may be used to challenge redistricting maps. For ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Updated on April 29 at 9:58 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a Louisiana ...

In its Louisiana v. Callais decision Wednesday, the Supreme Court nominally affirmed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, while simultaneously nullifying its intended effect, striking a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People protest on the day the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the composition of Louisiana electoral districts, in ...

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s ...

"The court ruled very clearly, race cannot be a primary consideration when you're doing redistricting. Now politics can, but not race" John Solomon covers SCOTUS weakening Section 2 of the VRA ...

It remains to be seen how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a congressional redistricting case in Louisiana will impact the political landscape. Critics say the court’s ruling Wednesday that the ...

In its Louisiana v. Callais decision Wednesday, the Supreme Court nominally affirmed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, while simultaneously nullifying its intended effect, striking a ...