Congress Reacts to Redistricting Decision by Supreme Court

Members of Congress offered mixed reactions after the Supreme Court limited the use of race in redistricting, ruling in a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map. On April 29, the Court decided 6–3 in Louisiana v. Callais that race cannot be used as the main factor when drawing electoral district boundaries. The ruling invalidated a majority-black congressional district in the state. Following the decision, some Republicans urged states to revisit their maps. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said states with potentially unconstitutional maps should review them ahead of the midterm elections. “All states that have unconstitutional maps should look at that very carefully and I think they should do it before the midterms,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters in response to a question from CNN....