Janelle King breaks down the Supreme Court’s 6-3 Louisiana redistricting ruling (Louisiana v. Callais). The Court struck down a racial gerrymander that created a second majority-Black district based primarily on skin color, reaffirming that the Constitution protects individuals—not racial quotas or engineered districts. Janelle argues this ends outdated 1965-era racial engineering under Section 2 of the VRA, moves us toward colorblind maps, treats voters as individuals instead of monolithic blocs, and empowers real competition for minority votes.
If you didn’t know any better, and you spent all of your time scrolling through the outrage on social media, you might be tempted to think that we are moving back in time. You think the foundations are cracking, but if you look a little closer, if you really examine the heart of the law, you’ll see that we aren’t retreating. We are simply righting our wrongs once and for all.
– Janelle King
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