"Louisiana v. Callais began with a simple act of compliance. After a federal court found that the state's congressional map violated the VRA by weakening Black voters' power, Louisiana's Republican Legislature was ordered to draw a second majority-Black district."
"When lawmakers finally followed the court's order to fix their discriminatory map, they were promptly sued again -this time by a group of non-Black voters who claimed that preventing proven discrimination was itself racial discrimination. Their logic twists the 14 th and 15 th amendments-which were themselves created to protect voting rights-in an attempt to destroy them. The argument should have been laughed out of court."
The Supreme Court has reopened arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, raising the prospect of dismantling Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Eliminating Section 2 would reshape political power nationwide and, combined with Republican gerrymandering, could create dozens of additional safe GOP House seats. A new analysis from Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter Fund estimates the change could secure one-party House control for a generation. The case began after a federal court found Louisiana's congressional map diluted Black voting power and ordered a second majority-Black district. Compliance prompted a lawsuit claiming anti-discrimination efforts constitute racial discrimination.
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