Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is working to enforce nationwide the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which limited the use of race in redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
In a 6–3 decision on April 29, the Supreme Court struck down a map that gave Louisiana a second black-majority congressional district, ruling it an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander” even though the map was intended to comply with Section 2 of the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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