Supreme Court questions race’s role in redistricting in Louisiana map fight
Mar 24, 2025 12:49 PM
The Supreme Court questioned Monday whether Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district went too far and amounts to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The case could impact states’ leeway to legally consider race in redrawing congressional maps upon designs being struck down under the Voting Rights Act (VRA). It also marks the latest chapter in the...