BREAKING: SCOTUS Issues 6-3 Ruling That Could Decide The Midterms

The Supreme Court handed down a blockbuster ruling Wednesday that tightens the rules on race-based redistricting just months before the 2026 midterms, striking down a court’s attempt to force Louisiana to add a second majority-black congressional district. In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the court ruled that the state’s revised map violated the Equal Protection Clause, finding it was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander even though lawmakers said they were trying to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Chief Justice John Roberts joined Alito’s opinion, along with Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. Justice Elena Kagan dissented, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The case stems from Louisiana’s post-