States Sprint to Redraw Maps After Supreme Court Guts VRA Section 2May 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's Callais ruling gutted VRA Section 2, triggering immediate map rewrites in Florida, Tennessee, and Alabama, and canceling a Mississippi special session.
Supreme Court Limits VRA Section 2 in Louisiana Redistricting RulingMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais narrows VRA Section 2, striking down Louisiana's majority-Black district and reshaping redistricting law across the South.
Louisiana Senate Votes to Eliminate Majority-Black Congressional District After CallaisMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Louisiana Senate passed a map eliminating Rep. Cleo Fields' majority-Black district after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling, setting up immediate federal court challenges.
Supreme Court’s *Callais* Ruling Rewrites the Voting Rights Act’s Core StandardMay 15, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais replaces the Voting Rights Act's effects-based test with an intent requirement, upending four decades of redistricting law.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Majority-Black District, Guts VRA Section 2May 14, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais strikes down a majority-Black district and sharply limits VRA Section 2, triggering redistricting efforts across several Republican-led states.
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Callais Mandate, Triggering Southern Redistricting WaveMay 14, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court fast-tracked finality of its Callais VRA ruling, suspending Louisiana's primary and triggering redistricting moves in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.