SCOTUS rejects request from Black voters to roll back order finalizing redistricting ruling

The Supreme Court rejected a request from Black voters who had defended the 2024 Louisiana congressional map to reverse the court's decision to finalize its ruling in the matter.

The Supreme Court last week ruled that Louisiana's second black-majority congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and narrowed the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to bar race-based districts. On Monday, the court granted a request to immediately finalize the ruling, bypassing the normal 32-day waiting period, which would grant Louisiana time to draw a new map in time for the 2026 elections. 

Black voters who defended the congressional map the high court struck down, "SCOTUSblog" reported, asked the court to reverse its decision to skip the waiting period, arguing that the order rested on the majority's conclusion that the voters wouldn't seek to have the ruling reconsidered. However, they argued, they actually intended to, and suggested they would in their brief opposing the request to skip the waiting period. 

As is the case when it comes to orders on its emergency docket, the justices didn't provide an explanation for their decision, according to "SCOTUSblog."