The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday morning in the Louisiana case centered around when it is necessary to incorporate race as a factor in drawing congressional maps and how it should be executed fairly.

Louisiana v. Callais discusses whether a 2024 congressional map — known as SB8 and adopted by the state Legislature — relied too heavily on race.

The map was the result of a lawsuit against the state brought by Black voters that argued a 2022 congressional map diluted their votes by featuring only one Black-majority district of the six allotted to the state.

A group of non-Black voters brought the lawsuit against SB8, citing racial gerrymandering, and a three-judge district court agreed with the plaintiffs, prohibiting the maps from being used in congressional elec

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