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Overview
- Led by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court on Wednesday ruled 6–3 that Section 2 covers only intentional racial discrimination, overturning a Louisiana map that added a second majority-Black district.
- Florida’s Republican legislature, citing the decision, approved a new congressional map Wednesday that aims to flip up to four Democratic-held seats.
- President Donald Trump urged Tennessee to redraw its districts after Thursday’s ruling, though the governor had not confirmed any plan as of the reports.
- Election calendars now constrain rapid changes, since many states have locked in primary ballots and some have already started early voting, making mid-cycle map rewrites difficult.
- Justice Elena Kagan warned the ruling “demolishes” the Voting Rights Act, while civil-rights groups and experts say it will reduce Black and Latino representation and continues a trend of narrowing protections since 2013.