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These are the 19 Congressional Districts Demcrates could lose depeing on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
The Supreme Court will convene on Wednesday to hear a legal battle over Louisiana's congressional map that could reverberate across the country.
Yesterday: The Republican leaders of North Carolina's legislature announced they will redraw congressional maps in an attempt to create a new Republican district. Background: Trump kicked off a wave of unusual mid-decade redistricting when he asked Texas to create a new congressional map with five more Republican House seats.
Louisiana will argue on Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court that part of the Voting Rights Act is “is inconsistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution.” Though the arguments are the crescendo of a years long legal battle within the state,
(THE CONVERSATION) On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting Rights Act, racial representation and Democratic Party power in congress.
I have written about the dangers of the Court killing off or significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, via the surprise reargument in the Louisiana v. Callais case. If the Court rules Section 2 unconstitutional because it