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Brief May 13, 2026 · 6:45 am ET Source: The Dispatch

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Congressional Map as Racial Gerrymander

The Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana's newest congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, according to The Dispatch. The case surfaces a recurring tension in redistricting law: the Voting Rights Act's mandate to create majority-minority districts and the Constitution's equal protection limits on race-conscious mapmaking can pull directly against each other.

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