In April 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Louisiana v. Callais. This decision struck down Louisiana's second majority minority congressional district, promulgated in 2024, as violative of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. Louisiana successfully argued that, when devising a challenged 2022 map, it had redistricted based on politics._x000D_ _x000D_ Callais promises to be consequential for redistricting at the national, state, and local levels. This discussion group will convene constitutional law scholars to address the case from many angles, including doctrinal, historical, cultural, and theoretical. By engaging with differing perspectives on the case, the discussion group will seek to come to a fuller understanding of what Callais will mean for the future of law and politics in the United States.
