Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to consider for the second time a long-running legal fight over Louisiana's congressional map , a case that could have significant ramifications not just for political representation in the state, but also for its potential to weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

At issue in the case is whether state lawmakers' intentional drawing of a second majority-minority district — undertaken to remedy a likely violation of Section 2 — runs afoul of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution.

The high court initially heard arguments in March over whether to leave in place the House district lines re-drawn in 2024 to include a second majority-Black district. But the justices did not issue a decision in the case and instead sche

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