Overview
- The case, Louisiana v. Callais, challenges a 2024 congressional plan that created two majority-Black districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
- A group of self-described non‑African American voters argues the map violates the Fourteenth Amendment by prioritizing race in drawing district lines.
- The Court expanded the case to ask whether Section 2 itself is constitutional, signaling potential changes to how vote‑dilution claims are assessed.
- At the Oct. 15 reargument, Louisiana and the U.S. Department of Justice urged the justices to strike down the map, while the NAACP Legal Defense Fund defended it.
- Analysts highlight a clash between the results-focused Gingles framework and the Equal Protection intent and race‑predominance line from Shaw, with a decision expected in weeks or months.