Overview

• The court heard a second round of arguments on whether creating majority‑minority districts to comply with the Voting Rights Act violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments.
• Louisiana abandoned its defense of the remedial map and joined self‑described “non‑African American” voters and the Trump administration in urging the justices to curb race‑conscious map‑drawing.
• The Justice Department asked the court to modify or overturn the Gingles framework, arguing that Section 2’s results test has been misapplied to compel race‑predominant districting.
• Civil rights plaintiffs, including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, defended Section 2 and warned that weakening it would reduce minority representation in Congress.
• Analysts say a broad ruling could prompt new redistricting across several Southern states and put up to 19 House seats at risk, with any effect on 2026 dependent on timing and a decision expected by June.