The Supreme Court on Friday added a high-stakes redistricting case to its 2025 docket, asking parties to submit briefs on whether Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district violates the 14th or 15th Amendments.
The case, carried over from the 2024 term, could determine the constitutionality of racial redistricting, potentially restricting how states create majority-minority districts under the Voting Rights Act.
The court set an August 27 deadline for initial briefs and October 3 for replies. The map in question, created by Louisiana’s Republican-led legislature following the 2020 Census, was challenged by a group of non-Black voters as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Though a three-judge panel struck down the map in 2022, the Supreme Court has twice delayed a final ruling. In June, the court ordered additional arguments, with Justice Clarence Thomas dissenting.
The current map, which added a second majority-Black district, will remain in place for now. The outcome could influence the balance of power in the 2026 midterms.
The case underscores the legal tension between racial fairness and the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause — and could redefine redistricting efforts nationwide.
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