The Supreme Court Hollowed Out the Voting Rights Act. Here Is Exactly How.

On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Louisiana v. Callais that the state's second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, and set a far tougher standard for vote-dilution claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Madeline lays out what the Court held and why it matters before the midterms.