US top court voids Louisiana voting map amid national redistricting fight

The US Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's electoral map was unconstitutionally drawn to create two Black-majority districts, violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The map had initially been drawn by Louisiana's Republican-controlled state legislature following the 2020 census, containing only one Black-majority district despite Black residents making up a third of the state's population. The ruling is set to benefit Republicans amid congressional redistricting before the midterm elections.