Louisiana v. Callais · ¶169

That change alone is likely to bring vote-dilution suits (already hard to win) to a screeching halt. To see how, return to the circle hypothetical—until now, the paradigmatic case of vote dilution, because the State there prevents Black (but not White) voters from having an opportunity to elect their preferred representative, as Section 2 demands. See supra, at 127–128. The legislature, recall, has sliced the majority- Black circle district into six pie pieces, with each added to (and only marginally affecting) a predominantly-White district. Before today, the first Gingles precondition is met with ease, just with a picture of the old district: Yes, that picture would say, Black voters can form—in fact, have formed—a majority in a district drawn consistent with traditional principles. See supra, at 147. But after today? Suppose the State, per the majority's instructions, asserts that it…

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