The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision Monday allowing Louisiana to redraw its congressional map and eliminate a majority-Black district, exposing a rare public dispute between conservative Justice Samuel Alito and liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
According to CNN, Jackson, the lone dissenter, accused the majority of taking steps to "influence its implementation" of last week's Voting Rights Act ruling and suggested the court should have recused itself to avoid appearing partisan. She criticized the decision as "tantamount to an approval of Louisiana's rush to pause the ongoing election" to pass a new map.
Alito responded harshly, calling Jackson's dissent "trivial," "baseless and insulting," and an "utterly irresponsible charge."
Gov. Jeff Landry already suspended Louisiana's May 16 congressional primaries, causing voter confusion with ballots distributed and early voting underway. The decision is prompting Republican officials in Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama to pursue similar redistricting efforts.
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