Supreme Court Lifts 32-Day Wait, Enabling Louisiana to Revise Congressional Map After Racial Gerrymander Ruling

S. 3 for transmitting its judgment in Louisiana v. Callais to lower courts.

This action clears the way for Louisiana to redraw its congressional map ahead of the May 16, 2026 primary elections. The court had previously determined in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s most recent congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote a concurring opinion criticizing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissenting opinion in the case. Alito stated, 'The dissent in this suit levels charges that cannot go unanswered. He further stated, 'One is trivial at best, and the other is baseless and insulting,' referring to reasons offered in the dissent.

The state of Louisiana and attorneys for Callais agreed to waive the 32-day waiting period in the Supreme Court order. Attorneys for the joined Robinson appellants objected to waiving the 32-day waiting period. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a solo dissenting opinion against the Supreme Court's procedural order.

Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor joined the majority in support of the Supreme Court's procedural order. In her dissent, Jackson cited Rucho v. Common Cause, 588 U. S. , dissenting). S.

House primaries following the Supreme Court's Callais decision. S. House primaries. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was appointed to the Supreme Court at the end of June 2022.

Jackson was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Joe Biden.