The U.S. Supreme Court is set to revisit Louisiana's congressional redistricting plan, focusing on the dispute regarding a Black-majority congressional district. After the 2020 Census, critics accused the Louisiana legislature of creating a racial gerrymander by establishing only one majority-Black district despite a Black population of one-third. In response to earlier court rulings that found similar issues in Alabama, Louisiana's legislature redrew district lines to allow for a second majority-Black district while also ensuring safe seats for key Republican lawmakers. A group of "non-African American" voters has challenged this change as an illegal gerrymander.
The Supreme Court will reconsider Louisiana's congressional redistricting plan amid claims of racial gerrymandering, a continuation of legal battles over voting rights and district lines.
Opponents argue that Louisiana's redistricting relied unconstitutionally on race, while supporters claim any changes made were simply political gerrymandering to protect key GOP incumbents.
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