In 'monumental' voting rights case, Supreme Court weighs use of race in redistricting

When a federal court concluded Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Black voters, the state legislature created a new map with a second majority-Black district to comply with the law. In a blockbuster case that could be decided on the eve of next year's midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether the use of race in drawing that extra district ran afoul of the Constitution. "The key question is whether a state can take race into account, indeed whether a state must take race into account, or whether that violates the Equal Protection Clause," said Sarah Isgur, SCOTUSblog editor and ABC News legal contributor. The outcome of the case could determine whether Louisiana and many other states may have to redr