#TSRPolitics: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district in the Louisiana v. Callais case. In a 6-3 decision, the court’s conservative majority ruled that the state relied too heavily on race when drawing the district. ____________________________________ According to apnews, the ruling could have sweeping national implications, potentially allowing Republican-led states to roll back Black and Latino majority districts that have historically favored Democrats, impacting the balance of power in Congress. ____________________________________ Per politico, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, adding that the state’s use of race was not justified and amounted to an unconstitutional gerrymander. ____________________________________ The decision also reshapes how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is applied. Previously, Black and Latino com...