{"id":2414673,"date":"2025-03-24T15:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-divided-over-louisiana-map-with-second-black-majority-district\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:47:12","slug":"supreme-court-divided-over-louisiana-map-with-second-black-majority-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-divided-over-louisiana-map-with-second-black-majority-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court divided over Louisiana map with second black-majority district"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-divided-over-louisiana-map-with-second-black-majority-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court is currently deliberating the legality of a Louisiana congressional map that includes two majority-black districts, a change that hasn&#8217;t occurred in decades. This case hinges on the intersection of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act\u2014designed to protect minority voting power\u2014and the 14th Amendment\u2019s equal protection clause, which prohibits race-based decisions without compelling justification. The map was amended after a federal court&#8217;s ruling that the previous version, which had only one majority-black district, violated federal law. <\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-supreme-court-becomes-first-in-nation-to-adopt-they-pronoun-for-court-proceedings-records\/\" title=\"Michigan ... adopts ...They... pronoun for ... proceedings and records, a first in the nation.\">justices raised concerns<\/a> about the extent to which race should influence redistricting, with arguments revolving around potential overreach in the use of race in the electoral process. While proponents argue that the population&#8217;s demographics necessitate at least two black representatives, opponents contend that considering race in this context is politically motivated and violates the Equal Protection Clause. <\/p>\n<p>the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling, anticipated by June, could considerably impact how states balance race and politics in redistricting, with profound implications for minority depiction and congressional dynamics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court appears divided over Louisiana map with second black-majority district<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2073242\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Monday weighed whether a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Louisiana<\/a> congressional map that includes two majority-black districts for the first time in decades is a lawful effort to comply with the Voting Rights Act or an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3215946\/supreme-court-agrees-weigh-dispute-over-louisiana-two-majority-black-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">heart of the case<\/a> is a tension between two key legal standards: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which instructs states to avoid any unnecessary dilutions to minority groups&rsquo; voting powers, and the 14th Amendment&rsquo;s equal protection clause, which bars race-based decision-making without compelling justification.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3356783\/doj-supreme-court-fired-federal-employees\/\">DOJ asks Supreme Court to halt reinstatement of 16,000 probationary employees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3356676\/supreme-court-declines-revisit-defamation-rule\/\">Supreme Court declines to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">revisit defamation rule criticized<\/a> by Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3354496\/lawrence-vandyke-blasts-colleagues-rare-video-dissent-guns\/\">Judge blasts colleagues in rare video dissent: They &#8216;know next to nothing about guns&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We need the Court to clarify what the rules are for redistricting,&rdquo; Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a statement before oral arguments Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m here at the United States Supreme Court to defend Louisiana&rsquo;s Congressional map. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SCOTUS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#127897;&#65039;Listen live here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HOqEPNZSNT\">https:\/\/t.co\/HOqEPNZSNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PdEh40araq\">pic.twitter.com\/PdEh40araq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Liz Murrill (@AGLizMurrill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGLizMurrill\/status\/1904160608745898481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Louisiana&rsquo;s current map was adopted after a federal court ruled its original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-integrity-advocates-cheer-independent-state-legislature-case-before-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Election Integrity Advocates Cheer Independent ... Legislature Case Before ...\">post-2020 census map<\/a>, with just one black-majority district out of six, violated federal law. But after lawmakers added a second majority-black district, a new group of plaintiffs sued, calling the revised lines an &ldquo;odious racial gerrymander.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During Monday&rsquo;s oral arguments, several conservative justices expressed concern over whether the use of race in redistricting has gone too far. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said race-based remedies must have an &ldquo;endpoint,&rdquo; while Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned whether any use of race in mapmaking is inherently unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Certainly politics played a role in this district, but didn&rsquo;t race?&rdquo; Gorsuch asked attorneys for counsel opposing the drawn map. &ldquo;Isn&rsquo;t saying race was one consideration another way of saying race predominated? And how do we square that with the 14th Amendment&rsquo;s promise that race should play no role in our laws?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Obama-appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested it would be significant if the high court were to do anything substantial to voting rights precedent in a case such as this one, given that lower courts consistently kept Louisiana from adopting its post-2020 census map.<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiffs &ldquo;have a decision by a lower court that they&rsquo;re likely to succeed. They have an appeal of a temporary restraining order where that court says they&rsquo;re likely to win, and we have a merits panel who looks at it and says they&rsquo;re likely to win. That&rsquo;s not enough to provide a good faith basis for believing that they need to comply with Section Two?&rdquo; Sotomayor asked counsel for the state.<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana officials argued they are stuck between conflicting legal obligations and political realities, including pressure to preserve Republican power in the House, such as Speaker Mike Johnson&rsquo;s (R-LA) seat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a no-win scenario,&rdquo; said Louisiana Solicitor General Benjamin Aguinaga, adding that constant litigation leaves states, courts, and voters in limbo.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3215946\/supreme-court-agrees-weigh-dispute-over-louisiana-two-majority-black-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SUPREME COURT AGREES TO WEIGH DISPUTE OVER LOUISIANA'S TWO MAJORITY-BLACK DISTRICTS\">SUPREME COURT AGREES TO WEIGH DISPUTE OVER LOUISIANA&rsquo;S TWO MAJORITY-BLACK DISTRICTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the second majority-black district argue it is warranted in part because at least a third of the state&rsquo;s population is black, and therefore the state&rsquo;s black residents need at least two congressional representatives. But detractors say that the consideration of race is inherently political and an affront to the Equal Protection Clause.<\/p>\n<p>The high court&rsquo;s decision, expected by June, could clarify how states balance race and politics in redistricting &mdash; a volatile issue with major implications for minority representation and control of Congress in future elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2073242\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2073242\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court divided on Louisiana&#8217;s new black-majority districts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2414674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24327556423072.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45938,6100,16985,32275,32570],"class_list":["post-2414673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-black-majority-district","tag-louisiana","tag-redistricting","tag-supreme-court","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24327556423072.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414673"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414677,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414673\/revisions\/2414677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}