Drawing the Line

VRA on the Line: Why Louisiana v. Callais Matters


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On Monday, March 24, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that will determine whether Louisiana’s Voting Rights Act-compliant congressional map, which includes two Black opportunity districts, will remain in place for the remainder of the decade.The congressional map was already passed into law in 2022, when, immediately upon enactment, a separate lawsuit—the Callais case—was filed, and a lower federal court wrongly struck down Louisiana’s VRA-compliant map. In this episode of Drawing the Line, we break down the legal battle that got us here.


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Drawing the LineBy National Democratic Redistricting Committee