Supreme Court Leaves Louisiana Redistricting Ruling in Place
The court’s order keeps alive a ruling that found Louisiana’s two-majority-Black-district map relied too heavily on race and sent the case back for review.
- On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court denied a request from civil rights plaintiffs to recall its judgment in Callais v. Louisiana, leaving in place the Court's decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map.
- The Supreme Court ruled April 29 that Louisiana's congressional map relied too heavily on race, following years of litigation over whether the state's earlier plan violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
- Waiving the standard 32-day waiting period, Justice Alito stated that preventing Louisiana from holding an election using an "unconstitutional" map justified the expedited decision.
- Gov. Jeff Landry suspended the state's congressional primaries originally scheduled for May 16, while lawmakers will meet on Friday to begin discussing a new map.
- Critics argue the Callais decision "updated" Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 interpretation, potentially allowing Southern states to eliminate Black voting power and returning the nation to 1960 numbers.
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