Supreme Court Declines to Rule for Now on Louisiana Election Map Challenged by Non-Minorities

The case will be reargued in the court’s next term. The eventual ruling is expected to have an impact on the balance of power in Congress.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 declined to issue a ruling on an election map for Louisiana that includes two black-majority congressional districts.

The nation’s highest court had been expected to rule on federal court decisions that required Louisiana to change boundary lines to create a second black-majority congressional district in the state.