The blast radius of Callais – and what it means for Constitutional Law

The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais has significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act by limiting Congress's power to address voting practices with discriminatory effects unless they show a 'strong inference of racial discrimination.' This ruling, combined with the court's shadow docket decision in Allen v. Milligan, has enabled states like Alabama to redraw congressional districts in ways that diminish minority voting influence, while rejecting claims of intentional discrimination.