Supreme Court hears Louisiana v. Callais challenging second Black-majority congressional district

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on October 15, 2025, in Louisiana v. Callais, a case challenging the second majority-Black congressional district Louisiana drew in 2024 after a federal court ordered the state to remedy a Section 2 violation. Republican plaintiffs argue the redrawn map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under Shaw v. Reno (1993), which prohibits using race as the predominant factor in drawing districts. The case places Section 2 compliance and the racial gerrymandering doctrine in direct conflict. The Court heard the case under the shadow of Brnovich, and conservative justices' questions suggest skepticism toward the idea that Section 2 can ever justify a majority-minority district.