The conservative-leaning Supreme Court signaled that it could limit the use of race as a factor in drawing congressional districts, a move that could allow red states to redraw districts, potentially giving Republicans control of Congress for decades.

The court heard arguments on Wednesday in the case Louisiana v. Callais, which examined Section 2 of the landmark 1965 civil rights legislation, the Voting Rights Act, a provision that the court has been slowly chipping away at for more than a decade.

President Donald Trump has been pressuring red states to redraw congressional maps to give Republicans more optimal positioning ahead of the 2026 midterms, but the court’s decision in this case could have much further reaching implications.

Section 2 has been interpreted to require the crea

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