# Supreme Court Cuts Black Voting Districts in South

> Supreme Court decisions erase majority-Black voting districts across the South.
- Title: Supreme Court Cuts Black Voting Districts in South | Shortify
- Summary: Supreme Court decisions erase majority-Black voting districts across the South. The Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted the Voting Rights…
- Keywords: supreme court, voting rights act, louisiana, callais, republican, democrat, black voting districts, redistricting, jim crow, Supreme, Court, Cuts
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/redistricting-voting-rights-act-black-south-louisiana-callais-jim-crow
- Author: Reveal
- Published: 2026-10-17T03:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: supreme court, voting rights act, louisiana, callais, republican, democrat, black voting districts, redistricting, jim crow
## Cleo Fields loses seat
Rep. Cleo Fields, a Black representative from Louisiana since Reconstruction, lost his seat for the second time due to Supreme Court decisions on racial gerrymandering.
## Voting Rights Act gutted
The Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais made it harder for people of color to challenge discriminatory districts, ending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
## Jim Crow legacy
The Roberts court used old arguments from Supreme Court decisions that undermined Black civil rights over a century ago, enabling the Jim Crow system.
## Key takeaway

The Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted the Voting Rights Act, making it harder for Black voters to challenge discriminatory districts.