Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana's Black District

0:00The Supreme Court just dropped a 6-3 ruling, striking down the Louisiana's second majority, Black Congressional District. They said it leaned too hard on race, calling it an unconstitutional gerrymander that snakes over 200 miles to connect Black communities. This opens the door for Republican states to scrap similar Black and Latino districts that usually vote Democrat, shaking of Congress power. Chief Justice Roberts and the conservative majority, led by Justice Alito, argued race can't dominate redistricting like that. It guts protections under Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the big civil rights era law that cracked open voting for Black, Americans. Liberals like Justice Kagan fired back in dissent, warning this turn Section 2 into a dead letter. She said states can now dilute minority votes without pushback. Experts figured nearly 70 of 435 districts relied on it for protection. The timings tight her for a second time in October, it might not leave room for Louisiana

1:01or others to redraw before 2026 midterms, where Republicans defend their slim edge. Partisan gerrymanders got a green light back in 2019 anyway. Bottom line, this ramps up the redistricting wars Trump kicked off, letting maps favor one side and rewrite who holds the House gavill. That's the story for today. Birmingham News Today, Driven by AI.