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SCOTUS Invalidates Louisiana Map, Threatening Black Districts

6/29/2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s congressional map unconstitutional, permitting Alabama and other Southern states to redraw districts.
The new maps could erase majority-Black districts, threatening several Black members of Congress.
Black Voters Matter warned that removing those districts would strip the most harmed communities of their strongest advocates.
Legal scholars noted that Republican legislators seek to dismantle the districts to gain partisan advantage because Black voters reliably back Democrats.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s congressional map unconstitutional, permitting Alabama and other Southern states to redraw districts.
The new maps could erase majority-Black districts, threatening several Black members of Congress.
Black Voters Matter warned that removing those districts would strip the most harmed communities of their strongest advocates.
Legal scholars noted that Republican legislators seek to dismantle the districts to gain partisan advantage because Black voters reliably back Democrats.