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Last Thursday’s town hall made clear that our community understands exactly what is at stake. Thank you for showing up.

We want to make sure you have everything you need to stay informed and keep moving.

On April 29, the Supreme Court issued its 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais — striking down Louisiana’s congressional map, which included two majority-Black districts built through years of litigation, and gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the process. Justice Alito’s majority opinion now requires challengers to prove intentional racial discrimination rather than discriminatory effect. That is a standard almost impossible to meet. Justice Kagan said it plainly in her dissent: Section 2 is now “all but a dead letter.”

What it means practically: states can draw maps that wipe out Black political representation, call it partisanship, and walk away clean.

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📹 Recording

📊 Slides with CTAs

🎨 Graphics

📄 Fact Sheet

What happened in the days after tells you everything about intent.

Louisiana suspended its May 16 House primaries — mail ballots had already gone out to military and overseas voters — so the legislature could redraw maps and eliminate one or both majority-Black districts before November.

Florida had been waiting on this ruling for months. A new Republican gerrymander passed within hours of the decision. Four Democratic-held seats are now in play, and Black voter power across the state shrinks with the new lines.

Alabama moved immediately to challenge the court-ordered maps that came out of Allen v. Milligan. Governor Ivey called a special session. The second majority-Black district Black Alabamians fought years to secure is now a target.

Tennessee’s governor convened a special session with a clear objective: redraw maps to eliminate the Memphis-based 9th District, the state’s only majority-Black congressional seat. Both Senator Blackburn and President Trump publicly pushed for it.

Mississippi’s special session is set for May 20. GOP officials have been explicit — they want Rep. Bennie Thompson’s district gone. That district exists because of Section 2.

Georgia is not redistricting before November, but the governor has already signaled changes before 2028. All five Democratic-held seats in the state are majority-Black.

If these redraws hold, analysts put the Republican House seat gains at anywhere from one to nine — almost entirely through the elimination of Black representation. And that’s just 2026.