Attorneys on both sides of a high profile voting rights case highlighted their arguments to the media after arguing the case before the high court Wednesday.

The justices appear inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.

In arguments Wednesday, the court’s six conservative justices, to one degree or another, seemed like they'd vote to effectively strike down a Black majority House district in Louisiana because it relied too heavily on race.

A ruling for Louisiana could open the door for legislatures to redraw congressional maps across the South, potentially boosting Republican electoral prospects in the closely divided House by eliminating majority Black and Latino districts that tend to favor Democrats.

"What I told the Court at the podium is look, at the at the end of the day, we really need clarity," said Louisiana Solicitor General Ben Aguiñaga. "The states need clarity on how they're supposed to comply with the Voting Rights Act and with the Equal Protection Clause. I think at the end of the day that's what we're hoping the court will give us," he said.

"We feel confident that if the court relies on its precedent, if it continues to have a commitment to the 15th Amendment and to this project of multiracial democracy, that it will rule in our favor," said Janai Nelson of the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund.

"We are fighting for the rights for Black voters in Louisiana and across the country to have an equal opportunity to participate in our electoral process," Nelson said.