米連邦最高裁は、ミシシッピ州およびノースダコタ州の州議会選挙区割りをめぐる訴訟について、最近の「ルイジアナ州対カレイス事件」の判決に照らして再検討するよう命じる決定を下した。
この署名のない簡潔な命令は、同裁判所が選挙区割りにおける人種差別に対する投票権法の保護を弱めた後に出された。この決定により、同裁判所は、司法長官だけでなく民間団体や個人による同法第2条の規定の執行をめぐる、より広範な対立を回避することが可能となる。
米連邦最高裁は、ミシシッピ州およびノースダコタ州の州議会選挙区割りをめぐる訴訟について、最近の「ルイジアナ州対カレイス事件」の判決に照らして再検討するよう命じる決定を下した。
この署名のない簡潔な命令は、同裁判所が選挙区割りにおける人種差別に対する投票権法の保護を弱めた後に出された。この決定により、同裁判所は、司法長官だけでなく民間団体や個人による同法第2条の規定の執行をめぐる、より広範な対立を回避することが可能となる。
X上では、連邦最高裁が「ルイジアナ州対カレイス事件」の判決に基づき、ミシシッピ州とノースダコタ州の選挙区割り訴訟を差し戻したことについて議論が行われた。投稿では、ジャクソン判事の反対意見や、人種を基盤とした選挙区割りからの転換の可能性が注目された。保守的なアカウントは、厳格な法的基準と法の支配の重視を評価した。進歩的な声は、少数派の投票権や投票権法に基づく民間訴訟をめぐる闘争が続くことを指摘した。ジャーナリストやアナリストは、意見を抑えつつ、差し戻しに関する事実関係を整理して伝えた。
Supreme Court vacates lower court decisions in two Voting Rights Act-related cases (Mississippi and North Dakota) and remands them for further proceedings in light of Callais. Justice Jackson is the lone dissent in both cases. @FDRLST pic.twitter.com/j5NBclXiw7
— Shawn Fleetwood (@ShawnFleetwood) 2026年5月18日
The U.S. Supreme Court just sent Mississippi’s redistricting case back to the lower court for another look after its recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
— Gerald A. Griggs (@AttorneyGriggs) 2026年5月18日
A lower court had already ruled that Mississippi’s maps unfairly weakened Black voting power. Mississippi appealed,…
THE LAW IS NOT A MATTER OF OPINION
— Unite4Freedom (@Unite4Freedom) 2026年5月18日
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court sent a massive signal that it remains fully engaged in restoring the rule of law and objective standards to our election systems.
In its newly released order list, SCOTUS vacated lower court decisions in…
The Court vacates lower court orders in these redistricting cases and sends them back in light of Callais.
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) 2026年5月18日
Justice Jackson would decide the issue now and summarily dispose of the cases in light of a 1996 ruling on a different section of the Voting Rights Act.
The Left’s claims that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais marks a return to Jim Crow are asinine.
— Carrie Severino (@JCNSeverino) 2026年5月18日
The Court’s decision was aligned with the Constitution and actually returned the Voting Rights Act to its original meaning.
When the Court doesn’t rule their way,… pic.twitter.com/rzSiPnoF7a
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The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a series of recent orders allowing Louisiana and Alabama to redraw congressional maps that eliminate Black opportunity districts. The rulings came in the Louisiana v. Callais case and related Alabama litigation. They mark a sharp shift in the court's approach to voting rights enforcement under the Voting Rights Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed its Louisiana v. Callais decision to take immediate effect, enabling states to redraw congressional maps in ways that could reduce minority representation.
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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.
In a follow-up to its April 29 ruling in Callais v. Louisiana, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on May 5 allowing the decision—striking down the state's congressional map as a racial gerrymander—to take effect immediately. Justice Samuel Alito, in a concurrence, sharply criticized Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's lone dissent as 'baseless' and 'insulting,' highlighting tensions amid 2026 election battles.
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Virginia Democrats filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday seeking to overturn a state court decision that struck down a voter-approved congressional map. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais effectively weakened the Voting Rights Act, prompting several Southern states to redraw districts.
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down new congressional maps on Friday that voters had approved in April. Democrats are now considering responses, including a radical plan to replace the entire court, though leaders appear unlikely to pursue it immediately.
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The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a newly drawn congressional map favored by Democrats is unconstitutional, overturning the results of a special election and leaving the state with its previous boundaries.