The US Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map in a 6-3 decision, ruling that the creation of a second majority-Black district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion, asserting that race was weighted too heavily during the redistricting process and that such approaches violate constitutional equality.Dissenting justice
Elena Kagan warned that the ruling weakens the 1965
Voting Rights Act and allows states to dilute minority voting power without effective legal recourse.