With Louisiana Essentially Flipping Sides in Callais Case Before Supreme Court and Arguing Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is Unconstitutional, Full Defense Shifts to Voting Rights Groups

As noted yesterday , Louisiana essentially flipped sides in the Lousiana v. Callais case. In earlier brief, Louisiana argued that its congressional districts were not a racial gerrymander because politics, rather than race, predominated in drawing district lines. Now that the Supreme Court has disturbingly ordered reargument and put up to debate whether compliance with Section 2 could ever constitutionally justify making race the predominant factor in redistricting, Louisiana has done an about face, and is arguing in essence that Section 2 is unconstitutional in demanding race conscious redistricting, and it exceeds Congress’s power to act (citing Shelby County , where the Court held preclearance now exceeded Congress’s power and assured us, don’t worry, there’s always Section 2).