Redistricting based on race is unconstitutional, the Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Supreme Court as the court prepares to hear a major election law case next month.
The comments by the DOJ came in a Sept. 24 brief as the nation’s highest court is poised to rehear Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais on Oct. 15.
The court already heard the consolidated cases on March 24 but declined to issue a ruling.
Arguments in March focused on whether a version of Louisiana’s congressional map violated Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act. Section 2 prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate based on race, color, or membership in a large language minority group such as American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Native, or American Hispanic….