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Such a ruling could be used to challenge majority-minority districts across the South, although it’s not clear whether this would play out in time for the 2026 midterm elections.

Supreme Court signals it may strike down Louisiana map

The Supreme Court appears poised to rule that Louisiana erred in creating a second Black-majority district in 2024, potentially a major blow to the scope of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Such a ruling could be used to challenge majority-minority districts across the South, although it’s not clear whether this would play out in time for the 2026 midterm elections.

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