米最高裁は月曜日、ミシシッピ州とノースダコタ州の投票権訴訟を下級審に差し戻すとの決定を下したが、その理由は明らかにされていない。今回の動きは、投票権法第2条の解釈を刷新した「ルイジアナ州対カレイス事件」における同裁判所の先日の判決を受けたものである。ケタンジ・ブラウン・ジャクソン判事は、両決定に対して反対意見を表明した。
これらの命令は、先月の「カレイス事件」の判決に照らして審理をやり直すよう求めたものである。ミシシッピ州とノースダコタ州の双方の事案において、下級審は一般有権者や全米黒人地位向上協会（NAACP）などの団体が提起した、選挙区割りに人種差別が存在するという主張を審理していた。両州は、投票権法の重要な条項を執行できるのは司法省のみであり、民間団体にはその権限がないと主張していた。
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order sending Mississippi and North Dakota state legislative map cases back to lower courts for reconsideration in light of its recent Louisiana v. Callais ruling.
The U.S. Supreme Court last week issued a ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that dismantled key elements of the Voting Rights Act. The decision has prompted swift redistricting efforts in multiple states. Revelations about the lead plaintiff have also surfaced.
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The US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Callais v. Louisiana, significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act following October 2025 oral arguments. Critics argue the ruling, led by the Republican-appointed majority, invites states to redraw maps entrenching racial disenfranchisement. Republicans expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, decision in Louisiana v. Callais declaring the state's congressional map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander (as covered previously in this series), Louisiana has suspended its upcoming primaries for U.S. House races. The ruling affects one of the state's two Democratic-held majority-Black districts. Other primaries, including U.S. Senate, proceed May 16.
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In response to the Supreme Court's Callais v. Louisiana decision curtailing Voting Rights Act protections (as covered in this series), Alabama lawmakers have begun a special session to reinstate 2023 congressional maps if courts lift a prior ban. Critics say the move would undermine Black representation.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) postponed the state's U.S. House primaries until at least mid-July via emergency executive order following the Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which struck down the congressional map as unconstitutional under the Voting Rights Act. The move, praised by President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson but challenged by a lawsuit, has caused voter confusion amid ongoing early voting for other races, as Republicans eye redistricting gains.
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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved redistricting plan that Democrats hoped would add four House seats. The 4-3 ruling cited a procedural error in how the measure reached the ballot. The decision comes amid a broader wave of Republican-led map changes in Southern states.