BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Drawing Congressional Districts Based on Race is Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court issued a major redistricting ruling on Wednesday morning.

In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down Louisiana’s new congressional map.

The majority found the map amounted to what it called unconstitutional “racial gerrymandering.”

According to Shawn Fleetwood of The Federalist, the majority opinion was written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito.

Fleetwood reported the decision in a post on X.

“In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS rules that Louisiana’s creation of a second black-majority district is ‘an unconstitutional racial gerrymander,’” Fleetwood wrote. “Majority opinion by Alito.”

BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS rules that Louisiana’s creation of a second black-majority district is “an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.” Majority opinion by Alito. pic.twitter.com/27QwLMd2nQ

— Shawn Fleetwood (@ShawnFleetwood) April 29, 2026

Alito wrote, “Another problem stemmed from the long-unresolved question whether compliance with the Voting Rights Act provides a compelling reason that may justify the intentional use of race in drawing