Louisiana v. Callais · ¶160

Based on a voluminous record, including mountains of statistical data and five days of testimony, the District Court found that the plaintiffs were likely to prevail. See Robin son v. Ardoin, 605 F. Supp. 3d 759, 766 (MD La. 2022). Their proposed second district—in which Black voters could “easily” form a majority—was reasonably confgured according to traditional districting criteria. Id., at 821; see id., at 827– 831. And without that district, Black voters' choices would be swamped: The evidence showed that as few as 12% of White voters in Louisiana would support Black-preferred candidates in statewide contests. Id., at 841–842. With the Gingles preconditions thus satisfied, the court assessed the totality of the circumstances and found that it, too, supported relief. See, e. g., 605 F. Supp. 3d, at 845 (recounting, among other things, the State's long history of racial…

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