Supreme Court Rules 6-3 Against Race-Based Redistricting in Louisiana's 6th District

U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on Wednesday striking down Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, ruling along ideological lines that states may not use race to draw districts that disenfranchise voters or help minority communities support their preferred candidates. The district was redrawn in 2024 to have a predominantly Black electorate.

The decision reshapes the framework of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and opens the door to fresh redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterms. President Donald Trump urged state lawmakers to expand the GOP’s 217-213 majority by eliminating five Democratic seats in Texas.

States including California, Utah, Missouri, Louisiana, Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina have followed suit with redistricting efforts.

The Florida legislature approved a plan to eliminate up to four Democratic districts. Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a Democrat, attempted to disrupt final approval of a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed redistricting bill by shouting on the House floor with a bullhorn.

Rep. , said, 'I feel like the system is broken, but let's be clear, Republicans began the redistricting arms race. Rep. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, said, 'I put this all on Democrats.

In 2003, when Tom DeLay was majority leader, and he said that he wanted to get rid of five Democrats in Texas, we didn't respond. In 2003, Tom DeLay, as majority leader, led a mid-decade Republican redistricting effort in Texas to get rid of five Democrats. Rep.

Marc Veasey, D-Texas, said, 'They didn't say anything. Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, said, 'Look, in a perfect world, we would not have any political gerrymandering. We wouldn't have folks trying to draw black and brown people out of their districts and then putting the partisan cover over the top.