What to know about Louisiana Supreme Court case

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a Louisiana case that could have dramatic impacts on elections throughout the country.

The case is about the Voting Rights Act and how race plays a role in drawing election maps.

Here's what to know about Louisiana v. Callais and why it is being so closely watched.

What is the case about?

On the surface, the case is about the voting maps Louisiana created for the U.S. House of Representatives.

After the 2020 Census, the Louisiana passed a legislative map that kept basically the same configuration as before, with one majority-Black district out of six. But a group of Black voters sued, arguing that the Census showed roughly a third of voters are Black, so the Legislature should have drawn a map with two majority-Black districts.