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At any point in the next few months, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision in Louisiana v. Callais — a case that will determine the future of Louisiana’s congressional map as well as the future of critical protections under the Voting Rights Act (VRA).

Below is a quick overview to bring you up to date on the fight for voting rights in Louisiana. Please take a moment to get up to speed and make a donation to support All On The Line’s critical work to protect fair maps and voting rights.

• For nearly 30 years, Black voters in Louisiana had to contend with a congressional map that prevented them from electing a candidate of their choice in all but one of the state’s six congressional districts, in a textbook violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

• Multiple federal courts saw it as such, and with support from our affiliate, the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF), Louisiana voters successfully challenged that gerrymandered map in court. The state legislature enacted a VRA-compliant map in January 2024, which is currently in place and includes two Black-opportunity districts.

• A conservative federal court wrongly struck down Louisiana’s newly enacted VRA-compliant map, ignoring recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Allen v. Milligan (another case in which our affiliate, the NRF, played a central role) — which requires Louisiana to have a map with two congressional districts where voters can be equally heard.

• Our affiliate, the NRF, provided financial support and litigation strategy throughout the court processes in Louisiana. In March, the fair maps movement went before the U.S. Supreme Court, making the case for why the current map — which provides equal representation for all voters — must be kept in place. The NRF submitted a brief asking the Court to protect Louisiana’s VRA-compliant map.

When the Court issues a ruling in the days ahead, it will either uphold a fair map, safeguard representative redistricting, and foster a healthy democracy — or it will undermine essential voting rights in Louisiana and nationwide.

No matter the outcome, All On The Line will keep doing what it does best — fighting for a truly representative democracy where all eligible voters can make their voices heard. Can you make a donation to support this mission-critical work?

We’ll be in touch with more updates as soon as we have them.

Adelante!
Olivia

Olivia Mendoza
Director of Litigation and Policy, All On The Line

All On The Line is the grassroots advocacy campaign supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund. Support our work to end gerrymandering.

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