Blockbuster Supreme Court voting rights ruling ignites redistricting war across Southern states
The Supreme Court's recent ruling against race-based gerrymandering has triggered a redistricting rush across Southern states, particularly Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee. The decision, which immediately invalidated Louisiana's congressional map, allows Republican-led legislatures to redraw district boundaries ahead of the midterm elections. This shift could impact up to a dozen House seats and influence control of Congress during the final years of President Trump's term.
- ▪The Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be the primary factor in drawing congressional district maps, reshaping a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
- ▪Louisiana's congressional map was declared unconstitutional, prompting Governor Jeff Landry to delay the state's U.S. House primary elections.
- ▪Republican-led legislatures in Southern states aim to redraw maps to potentially eliminate Black-majority districts, which are currently held by Democrats.
- ▪Democrats have filed lawsuits to block the redistricting efforts in Louisiana and other states.
- ▪The outcome of the redistricting battles could affect as many as a dozen U.S. House seats in the upcoming midterms.
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Elections Blockbuster Supreme Court voting rights ruling ignites redistricting war across Southern states Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee lead the charge in wake of Supreme Court ruling as GOP aims to pad its fragile House majority before midterms By Paul Steinhauser Fox News Published May 5, 2026 12:04pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Supreme Court ruling escalates redistricting wars across Southern states Former federal prosecutor Katie Cherkasky analyzes the Supreme Court's pivotal ruling that outlaws race-based gerrymandering on 'Fox Report.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A congressional redistricting frenzy is sweeping across the South this week, after the Supreme Court's conservative majority last week…
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