Supreme Court rules in Louisiana v. Callais that VRA-compliant districts can be racial gerrymanders

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that majority-Black congressional districts drawn to comply with the Voting Rights Act can themselves constitute unconstitutional racial gerrymanders under the Equal Protection Clause. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority; Justice Elena Kagan dissented, arguing the ruling created an impossible compliance trap for states trying to satisfy the VRA. The decision immediately triggered Republican-led redistricting campaigns in Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas, with legislatures moving to redraw majority-Black districts as unconstitutional.