Overview

• The court’s Friday evening briefing order directs Louisiana and challengers to address whether a second majority-Black congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments
• The order makes no direct mention of Section 2 but implicitly invites parties to argue if race-based remedies clash with a colorblind reading of the Constitution
• Legal experts say the timing and opacity of the weekend filing indicate a strategic move toward reconsidering or invalidating Section 2’s mandate for majority-minority districts
• Scholars warn that overruling Section 2 would strip courts of a primary tool for enforcing minority voting rights and could provoke nationwide protests and demands for court reform
• A second round of oral arguments is expected this fall with a landmark ruling likely by June 2026, setting the stage for major changes in redistricting before the midterm elections