The US Supreme Court rules Louisiana’s congressional map unconstitutional, sharply limiting the consideration of race in redistricting. The decision is seen as a major weakening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, with multiple Republican-led states facing redraw pressure.
The U.S. Supreme Court makes a landmark ruling on race and redistricting, striking down Louisiana’s congressional map and potentially reshaping the 2026 midterm election landscape.
The US Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s congressional map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, ordering the state to redraw districts to protect Black voters’ electoral power — a decision that will reshape redistricting nationwide.
The Supreme Court rules 6-3 to significantly raise the burden of proof for challenging electoral maps that dilute minority voting power.
The US Supreme Court rules that Louisiana’s congressional district map constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, striking down a majority-Black district in a major blow to the Voting Rights Act.
The US Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana’s congressional map in a major Voting Rights Act case, overturning a majority-Black district in what is widely seen as another severe blow to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The US Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s House district map constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, effectively gutting a core protection of the Voting Rights Act.
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chatrie v. United States today, one of the final cases of the term, centering on whether police can use ‘geofence warrants’ to mass-collect cellphone location data within specified areas.
The US Supreme Court agrees to hear a landmark lawsuit over whether the widely used Roundup herbicide causes cancer, representing a pivotal legal challenge for Bayer AG.