Supreme Court Restricts Race-Based Redistricting in Louisiana Case

A federal district court had ordered that a second black-majority congressional district be created in the state after finding black voters underrepresented.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 limited the use of race-based redistricting in a legal challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map.

The nation’s highest court ruled 6–3 in Louisiana v. Callais that race could not be used when drawing boundaries for the state’s electoral districts.