House Redistricting Strategery – the Endgame?
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais, ruling that its second majority-Black district violated the Equal Protection Clause. The 6-3 decision, led by Justice Samuel Alito, limits the use of racial considerations in redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling is expected to impact redistricting efforts across several Southern states ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- ▪The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Louisiana v. Callais that the state's second majority-Black congressional district violated the Equal Protection Clause.
- ▪Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett.
- ▪The Justice Department pledged to enforce the ruling nationwide, affecting states with racially gerrymandered districts.
- ▪Louisiana postponed its 2026 House primaries to redraw its map, and District 6, represented by Rep. Cleo Fields, will likely be eliminated.
- ▪States like Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi are adjusting or considering changes to their congressional maps in response to the decision.
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House Redistricting Strategery – the Endgame? By Adam Turner | 6:00 AM on May 02, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Adam Turner The conservative majority of the Supreme Court looked around, and all they saw were Democrats gerrymandering congressional districts based on race to maximize the number of Democrat-held U.S. House seats. And they wept for our country. So, Justice Sam Alito, my old buddy from my Senate Judiciary Committee days, gave his five comrades advice on how to deal with the whole degraded system: Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); “I say we take off and nuke the site from…
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