Louisiana v. Callais · ¶14

These and other problems convinced us that the time had come to resolve whether compliance with the Voting Rights Act can indeed provide a compelling reason for race-based districting. We now answer that question: Compliance with § 2, as properly construed, can provide such a reason. Correctly understood, § 2 does not impose liability at odds with the Constitution, and it should not have imposed liability on Louisiana for its 2022 map. Compliance with § 2 thus could not justify the State's use of race-based redistricting here. The State's attempt to satisfy the Middle District's ruling, although understandable, was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, and we therefore affirm the decision below.

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