SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – In October, the US Supreme Court will hear merit arguments in a Louisiana case that could have lasting effects on the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) held a conference call with attorneys representing Black voters in Louisiana in a case that has been taken up by the nation's highest court, Louisiana vs Callais. The high court issued a stay in a lower court decision that ruled Louisiana's congressional maps were the result of an "unjustified, unconstitutional use of race."

On August 1, 2025, the Supreme Court ordered that supplemental briefs be submitted to answer three questions asked by the high court that could alter Section 2 of the 15th Amendment.

Attorneys for both sides must answer: (1) Whether the majority of the

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