Thomas leaves nothing left unsaid on racial gerrymandering decision: ‘Go further’

Justice Clarence Thomas argued in a Supreme Court concurrence that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act should not apply to redistricting, asserting it is divisive and incompatible with color-blind constitutional ideals. The 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais upheld that a majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, narrowing Section 2's application to voting rights cases.