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How Supreme Court’s ban on racial gerrymandering affects California

The famed Dr. Martin Luther King once declared that he looked “to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

With in its seminal decision today in a congressional redistricting case, known as Louisiana v. Calais, the United States Supreme Court took a step, not a leap, in that direction. 

The national political implications of the ruling could be massive –– possibly producing a red tide in the decade to come.

As for California, this ruling likely won’t affect Proposition 50 and Gavin Newsom’s 2026 congressional districts. But it could well affect the next elections, and may have long-term benefits for those seeking fairness in the state.

The decision does have limits, despite the hysteria from Democrats and the media. It is important to note that Louisiana v. Calais involved an unusual case, as racial redistricting cases go. 

The Louisiana map was originally challenged because it failed “to include a second majority-black district.”  

During the litigation process, an injunction was issued by the state court requiring the Louisiana legislature to draw a new map because of the absence of that second majority-black district.  

In response, the Louisiana legislature drew a new map for the express purpose of creating that second........

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