Court Pushes Race‑Blind Districting

A recent Supreme Court ruling (Louisiana v. Callais) narrows vote‑dilution claims under Section 2 by requiring proof of intentional discrimination, making it harder to challenge maps that produce fewer majority‑minority districts. The decision shifts the legal burden from outcomes to intent and, according to the author, will incentivize states to stop clustering minority voters into protected districts and instead fold them into broader partisan competition. — If states respond by integrating rather than segregating voters, this could reshape minority representation, party strategies, and the legal tools available for protecting voting power across the United States.