A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
that provides for a second majority-Black district. But the court's decision appears to be limited to the current 2024 election cycle.
The 6-to-3 vote in the case was a difficult to understand, with the court's six conservative justices voting to allow the Louisiana plan for two majority-Black districts to go into effect, while the court's three liberals would not have intervened at this point.Election expert Rick Hasen of UCLA said the liberals likely disagreed because Wednesday's case appears to give the court an additional tool to OK or veto congressional redistricting plans months before an election.
Ultimately, the appeals court gave the state legislature the first bite at the apple. The Republican-dominated legislature thenthat included two majority-Black districts, but the new map was otherwise aimed largely at protecting incumbents, including Mike Johnson, who would subsequently become speaker of the House, and Steve Scalise, the Republican majority leader of the House.
That said, nothing is certain beyond this election cycle because the Supreme Court almost certainly will be hearing the"non-African-Americans'" constitutional challenge next term.
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