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In a giant win, the Supreme Court just effectively cleared the way for Louisiana to re-draw their congressional map before this year’s midterms!
Today, SCOTUS granted Louisiana’s request to fast-track its redistricting case.
Now, the state is required to submit a compliance plan to the Supreme Court within three days of today’s order.
Here are the details:
🚨 JUST IN: The US Supreme Court has officially FINALIZED their order to direct the state of Louisiana to re-draw their maps to eliminate RACE-BASED districts IMMEDIATELY
This is GREAT news 🔥
The state must submit a COMPLIANCE PLAN to SCOTUS within THREE DAYS of today’s order,… pic.twitter.com/PZmxI1YoJl
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 4, 2026
JUST IN: The US Supreme Court has officially FINALIZED their order to direct the state of Louisiana to re-draw their maps to eliminate RACE-BASED districts IMMEDIATELY
This is GREAT news
The state must submit a COMPLIANCE PLAN to SCOTUS within THREE DAYS of today’s order, meaning they’ll have to show their plans to remove this egregiously-drawn district ASAP.
Federal courts will be supervising the redistricting to ensure compliance with the Supreme Court’s order
Southern states take note: RE-DRAW your race-based districts, or face ACTION in the US Supreme Court
Reuters reported further on the ruling:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule, bolstering Louisiana Republicans as they pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections.
The action by the justices, though procedural, is likely to undercut legal challenges to Louisiana Republicans’ decision to delay the state’s congressional primary elections and seek a new electoral map that could be beneficial to Republicans.
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans are fighting to maintain their control of the House, as well as the Senate, in the November elections.
The court’s move, which came in an unsigned order, granted a request from a group of Louisiana voters who described themselves in court papers as “non-African American”. Their lawsuit led to the 6-3 ruling on April 29 striking down an electoral map that had given Louisiana a second Black-majority U.S. congressional district.The ruling gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that had barred electoral maps if they would result in diluting the clout of minority voters.
To give the losing side of a decision the chance to ask for a rehearing, the Supreme Court typically waits 32 days before its formal judgment is issued. But the prevailing party can ask the court to issue its judgment more quickly, as the “non-African American” voters did here.
Of course, liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing that Louisiana should be able to continue using the unconstitutional, racially gerrymandered map!
In response, Justice Alito absolutely let KBJ have it…
Check this out:
🚨 HOLY CRAP!! Justices Sam Alito and Clarence Thomas just PUMMELED Ketanji Jackson's dissent, calling it "trivial at best, and the other is baseless and INSULTING"
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Jackson basically ATTACKED the majority, and argued Louisiana should be required to use an… https://t.co/AEWDA1DM0h pic.twitter.com/eZVwRDMwCe
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 4, 2026
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