The Supreme Court leaned toward restricting the use of race in redistricting during high-stakes oral arguments Wednesday over Louisiana’s congressional map that could curtail a central provision of the Voting Rights Act.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson cited the ADA during oral arguments, sparking social media backlash from critics who said she likened Black voters to people with disabilities.

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana case that could change congressional maps and Black majority districts across America.

I have written about the dangers of the Court killing off or significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, via the surprise reargument in the Louisiana v. Callais case. If the Court rules Section 2 unconstitutional because it

Janai Nelson, a longtime civil rights attorney, was the woman who argued on behalf of Black voters and what is left of the VRA in Louisiana v. Callais. It was Nelson’s first case before the Supreme Court, marking a historic day for the UCLA School of Law-educated lawyer.