{"id":2598134,"date":"2026-05-03T05:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-black-caucus-hit-with-lose-lose-situation-after-court-ruling\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T05:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:37:58","slug":"congressional-black-caucus-hit-with-lose-lose-situation-after-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-black-caucus-hit-with-lose-lose-situation-after-court-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Black Caucus hit with \u2018lose-lose\u2019 situation after court ruling"},"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%2Fcongressional-black-caucus-hit-with-lose-lose-situation-after-court-ruling%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=2598134&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>A Supreme Court ruling this week struck down Louisiana\u2019s creation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-supreme-courts-landmark-elections-decision-is-a-game-changer-for-the-midterms-and-beyond\/\" title=\"Why The Supreme Court&#039;s Landmark Elections Decision Is a &#039;Game Changer&#039; for the Midterms and Beyond\">race-based congressional district<\/a>, weakening the legal protections that helped drive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-republicans-in-crucial-redistricting-battle\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Sides with Republicans in Key ...istricting Case\">race-based redistricting<\/a> under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is warning that the decision could accelerate a new round of map-drawing battles, with states potentially using the ruling to reshape districts and risk diminishing Black representation.<\/p>\n<p>Advocacy group Black Voters Matter estimates that up to 30% of the CBC-about 13 to 16 of its 63 members-could face vulnerability if states redraw maps. CBC leaders argue that Democrats may need to respond in kind by trading seats between states, though that approach is contentious as it could dilute \u201cmajority-minority\u201d districts that currently elect Black lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The article points to a recent example in Virginia, where map changes made Democrats competitive in most seats by diluting two majority-minority districts. Supporters of the alternative argue that Black representatives can win even in non-majority-Black districts, while critics say the broader effect is likely to marginalize Black voters.<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana has already paused primaries as it weighs a new map, and other Southern states may follow. Democrats contend that the Supreme Court\u2019s action removes \u201cguardrails\u201d that previously constrained voter suppression tactics, potentially putting Black voters and the CBC in a \u201close-lose\u201d position.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congressional-black-caucus\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1872\">Congressional Black Caucus<\/a> is bracing for potential fallout after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> decision this week dealt a blow to race-based redistricting, setting the stage for a new round of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\">redistricting<\/a> wars. <\/p>\n<p>The ruling could intensify gerrymandering battles\u00a0in both red and blue states, with implications for black-majority districts and Democratic representation more broadly.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4552618\/randy-fine-backlash-dont-want-armenians-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Randy Fine faces backlash after saying \u2018We don\u2019t want Armenians\u2019 in Congress<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4550740\/johnson-caps-chaotic-house-week-wins-gop-infighting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnson caps chaotic House week with several wins despite GOP infighting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4549989\/house-gop-investigation-airbnb-china-ai-model\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP launches investigation into Airbnb over use of Chinese AI models<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>According to the advocacy group Black Voters Matter, as\u00a0much as 30% of the CBC \u2014 roughly 13 to 16 of its 63 members \u2014 could become vulnerable as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >states redraw congressional maps<\/a>. Yet, members are not taking the threat lying down. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cCome for us today,\u201d CBC Vice Chairman Troy Carter (D-LA) said at a press conference on Wednesday. \u201cCome for you tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) went even further by arguing that\u00a0if red states redraw congressional maps to eliminate Democratic seats, the blue states should do the same to GOP seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d take\u00a052 seats from California and 17 seats from Illinois, because at the end of the day, they\u2019re rigging this election to try to win and we just can\u2019t sit back here and do nothing,\u201d said Sewell. \u201cWe\u2019re going to play their game, and we\u2019re going to beat them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The stand, however, is contentious and one that members of the CBC have opposed in the past. That\u2019s because for blue states to draw GOP seats out of existence, it would likely mean diluting majority-minority seats held by members of the black caucus.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what happened when Virginia passed a referendum redrawing its current congressional maps, consisting of 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans, to a map favoring Democrats in 10 out of 11 seats. The advantage was achieved by diluting two majority-minority districts based in Richmond and Norfolk and linking them to more Democratic, but also white, northern Virginia.  <\/p>\n<p>Not everyone agrees that diluting majority-minority districts will mean fewer black members of Congress. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn California, for example, the three seats that are represented by black people, those are not majority African American seats,\u201d said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA). \u201cWe have proven that we can represent a district that is not majority black, so let\u2019s not have a binary conversation about only black people can represent black seats, because when we do represent a district, the entirety of the district rises.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a larger issue about snatching democracy from the hands of voters across this country and continuing to demoralize and marginalize the black vote,\u201d said Kamlager-Dove. <\/p>\n<p>While some Democratic states may dilute minority-majority districts in an effort to pick up Democratic seats, other states, such as New York, Virginia, and California, have restrictions in place to prevent this from happening. Virginia and California were two of the Democratic states that redrew their map following the effort in Texas last year, which had the backing of President Donald Trump. To do so, however, Virginia and California had to call special elections to pass constitutional amendments allowing for the redraw.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana\u2019s second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-federal-state-lawsuits-seek-constitutional-clarity-on-racial-gerrymanders\/\" title=\"Federal and state lawsuits aim to clarify constitutionality of &quot;racial gerrymanders.&quot;\">black-majority congressional district<\/a> was created in violation of the Constitution. The decision was a blow to Democrats, but also did not go as far as some Republicans wanted because it did not fully gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. <\/p>\n<p>This ruling, however, is already motivating GOP-led states in the South to push for a redraw of their congressional map. These redraws are expected to target majority-minority districts once protected by the Voting Rights Act. <\/p>\n<p>Louisiana has already suspended primaries for its six House races as it weighs a new map. Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina could follow suit. Outside of Tennessee, each of the states\u2019 Democratic House seats is held by a member of the black caucus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4547806\/democrats-fight-supreme-court-voting-rights-case\/\">DEMOCRATS READY TO FIGHT AFTER SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN VOTING RIGHTS CASE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe erosion of Black representation isn\u2019t a byproduct of this Supreme Court decision \u2014 it\u2019s the point,\u201d a Democratic strategist told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe post-Civil Rights Movement era saw great progress, not because the forces driving voter suppression waned, but because the VRA kept them at bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy stripping away the guardrails, this decision revives a familiar playbook for Republicans: using \u2018election integrity\u2019 to justify voter suppression \u2014 and leaving the CBC and Black representation in a deliberate lose-lose,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CBC braces for fallout after a Supreme Court setback to race-based redistricting, potentially reigniting gerrymandering and affecting Black-majority districts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2598135,"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\/2026\/04\/AP26119780621816-e1777687649478.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33274,63917,10123,5894,43027],"class_list":["post-2598134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-civil-rights","tag-congressional-black-caucus","tag-courts","tag-politics","tag-presidential-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26119780621816-e1777687649478.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598134","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598134"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598138,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598134\/revisions\/2598138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}