Louisiana's Redistricting Case Could Create Second Majority-Black Congressional District

The US Supreme Court has allowed a case involving Louisiana's House map to move forward with review by a lower court ahead of the 2024 elections, raising the possibility that lawmakers will have to draw a second majority-Black district in a state where Black people make up a third of the population. The decision comes after the court ruled that Alabama's current House map packs too many Black voters into just one congressional district, thereby diluting their power relative to their share of the population and violating the Voting Rights Act. Democrats hailed the order from the Supreme Court, touting it as a victory for "fair representation" in Congress.