Federal Courts Hand Republicans Another Major Election Win

The rulings mark the latest developments in a rapidly intensifying redistricting war that erupted after the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v

Callais, which significantly narrowed the use of race-based districting under the Voting Rights Act.

Advertisement Republicans across multiple Southern states have since moved aggressively to redraw congressional boundaries, arguing the Supreme Court made clear that states cannot rely on racial considerations to maintain majority-minority districts.

In Tennessee, U. S. Chief District Judge William L.

Campbell Jr. denied a request from Black Memphis voters and organizations represented by the ACLU