What Happened in the Supreme Court Race-Based Districts Case
Posted on July 30, 2026 by Jordan Walker
Quick Answer: On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court threw out Louisiana’s congressional map in a 6-3 vote. The justices called the state’s second Black-majority district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. In simple terms, it gets more difficult for states to use race when drawing voting lines. The whole fight over supreme court race based districts […]