Non-Black Voters Urge Supreme Court to Reject Louisiana Map

The plaintiffs argue that the congressional map with two majority black districts approved by state lawmakers constitutes ‘a brutal racial gerrymander.’

Justice Samuel Alito during the Supreme Court's photo session in Washington on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/Reuters

A group of non-black voters urged the Supreme Court on May 13 to reject a Louisiana redistricting plan that creates two black-majority districts in the state, arguing the congressional electoral map is racially discriminatory.

However the Supreme Court eventually rules in the dispute, the decision will have nationwide political ramifications given Republicans’ wafer-thin majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Louisiana is home to Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both Republicans.