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The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a pivotal redistricting case that could reshape how race is considered in drawing congressional maps. At issue is whether Louisiana’s updated congressional map, which includes two majority-Black districts for the first time in decades, meets constitutional and legal standards under the Voting Rights Act or unlawfully prioritizes race.
The case, Louisiana v. Callais, comes after years of legal wrangling. Following the 2020 Census, Louisiana’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a congressional map that maintained just one majority-Black district out of six—despite Black residents making up nearly one-third of. . .
