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yna.co.krSupreme Court Expedites Opinion in Louisiana Redistricting Case, 8-1 Over Jackson Dissent
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request to immediately finalize its ruling invalidating Louisiana's 2024 congressional map, allowing the state to redraw districts before the 2026 elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing the move created chaos, while Justice Sa…
Diliff / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Supreme Court Lifts 32-Day Wait, Enabling Louisiana to Revise Congressional Map After Racial Gerrymander Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a procedural order on May 5, 2026, waiving a 32-day waiting period to enable Louisiana to redraw its congressional map deemed an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Justice Samuel Alito criticized Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's solo dissent in a co…
Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Supreme Court Rules 6-3 Against Louisiana Congressional Map
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on April 29, 2026, ruling Louisiana's congressional map violated the Constitution by relying too heavily on race. The ruling weakens protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Civil rights groups criticized the decision, while th…
Jarek Tuszyński / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Supreme Court Invalidates Louisiana Congressional Map as Racial Gerrymander
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's congressional map constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, prompting the state to postpone its primaries for redistricting. Voting rights advocates criticized the decision as weakening protections under the Voting Rights Ac…
Jarek Tuszyński / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Supreme Court Rules Louisiana Redistricting Map Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 1, 2026, struck down a Louisiana congressional map creating two majority-Black districts, deeming it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander while upholding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The decision drew responses from former President Obama an…