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Governor Halts Louisiana Primaries After SCOTUS Ruling

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Governor Halts Louisiana Primaries After SCOTUS Ruling
Above: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on April 10, 2026. Image credit: Erika Goldring/Getty Images)

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TheLandry's Supremeswift Courtaction to redraw Louisiana's rulingmaps inshows Louisianaexactly v.the Callaiskind isof aleadership winthat forputs the Constitution first after the recent SCOTUS ruling solidified constitutional integrity,. striking down raceRace-based gerrymandering that twisted the Voting Rights Act beyond its original purpose must end. Prohibiting racial sorting in map-drawing doesn't gut civil rights protections — it restores them to what Congress actually intended. Gov. Jeff Landry's swift action to redraw Louisiana's maps shows exactly the kind of leadership that puts the Constitution first.

TheDecades Callaisof rulingcivil gutsrights Sectionprogress 2are ofbeing dismantled, leaving minority voters dependent on the Votinggoodwill Rightsof Act,hostile lettinglegislatures statesinstead of enforceable law. Landry's decision is advancing this unconstitutional vision of America. States can now draw discriminatory maps as long as lawmakers label them partisan rather than racial., Louisianadiluting and Tennessee are already moving to redraw maps that will dilute Black voters' power, and proving that the ruling's real-world damage is immediate. Decades of civil rights progress are being dismantled, leaving minority voters dependent on the goodwill of hostile legislatures instead of enforceable law.


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