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US supreme court’s voting rights decision answered In April, the supreme court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais struck a massive blow to the Voting Rights Act, eliminating a key provision that gave minority
Supreme Court ruled that Fields' district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, in a major decision that weakens the landmark Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3002x3002+749+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2F46%2Ff8d8d55e452e8fbb15c2973583ce%2F20260508-af-122-hr-final.JPG)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/nx-s1-5816007/louisiana-redistricting-6th-district-fields) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [A majority-Black district in Louisiana
Supreme Court decision struck down a Louisiana congressional map, and the state's Republican governor, Jeff Landry, postponed voting for U.S. House primaries so state lawmakers could enact new district lines. "Allowing elections to proceed
Supreme Court ruled last week that a [provision](/news/2026/4/30/has-the-us-supreme-court-weakened-the-voting-rights-act-and-how) of the landmark 1973 Voting Rights Act, which prevented diluting the voting power of minorities, was unconstitutional. Under the ruling, challengers must now prove that
US supreme court](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-supreme-court) has ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark voting rights case. At the heart of the case, [Louisiana v Callais](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting-voting-rights-act),
ruling is ‘red meat’ to Republicans in south, says Black lawmaker targeted by gerrymander The supreme court decision that effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “was red meat to the Republican legislators
supreme court [gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling), giving Republicans the power to redraw congressional district maps to weaken the influence of Black and other minority voters. It also
Voting Rights Act. The decision could make it harder for Democrats to challenge Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts in ways that limit the influence of voters of color. DeSantis’s map could increase Republicans
Louisiana congressional district at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2199x2199+743+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2Fb2%2Ff4e201b5422cb39ae678f1896741%2Fap26119780621816.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Supreme Court paves
US supreme court [effectively gutted a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) in Louisiana v Callais, a string of Republican-led states have [scrambled](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/states-redistricting-maps-voting-rights-act) [to](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/georgia-brian-kemp-electoral-maps-session)
us,” Booker said. The crowd was led in chants of “we won’t go back” and “we fight.” “We are not going down without a fight. We are not going down to Jim Crow maps
supreme court](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-supreme-court) is “simply not part of the political process”, Roberts claimed. He acknowledged, however, that some of its decisions may spark controversy. “One thing we have to do is make decisions
Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling). As Republicans scramble to redraw key districts after the US supreme court rendered ineffective a major section of the civil rights law that prevented racial discrimination, Shane Massey, the Republican majority
Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that its map was unconstitutional, blowing a hole in the Voting Rights Act. That’s giving Republicans the narrowest of windows to gerrymander one or two new seats before
ruling to the US fifth circuit court, which many regard as the country’s [most conservative appellate court](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/state-voting-rights-acts-supreme-court-ruling). Duncan, 63, whose murder conviction was vacated in 2021 after evidence emerged that police
rule of law. “We certainly believe that civil society is essential and must stay on the playing field,” said [Laleh Ispahani](https://cof.org/person/laleh-ispahani), managing director for the US
Louisiana, at Bourne's Restaurant on May 6, 2026 in Franklinton, La. Gun rights groups see 'golden age' under the Trump administration's second term. **Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images** Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images The president, his allies