[ May 28, 2026 ]
Jesus A. Osete of the DOJ’s Civil Rights division: “Callais comes to California.” From the complaint: “[T]he Constitution almost never permits … a State to discriminate on the basis of race.” … California nevertheless discriminated on the basis of race “when it drew new congressional district lines using race as the predominant factor” in order to enhance Hispanic voting power. Specifically, the United States alleges that in violation of the Equal Protection Clause and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, “[r]ace was a predominant factor in drawing the boundaries of at least sixteen congressional districts,” all of which are Hispanic-majority. The Complaint alleges extensive direct evidence of race discrimination. The mapmaker Paul Mitchell made several “public statements confirm[ing] that he intentionally and directly used race and Hispanic demographics as criteria in designing the map.” Most notably, he publicly boasted that the “number one thing that [he] first started thinking about” was “drawing a replacement Latino majority/minority district in the middle of Los Angeles.” Several California legislators made similar public comments evincing their desire to empower Hispanic and black voters (Osete).
In Louisiana v. Callais, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down Louisiana’s congressional map, dealing a major blow to the Voting Rights Act. The Court found the map—which included a second majority-Black district—to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
The April 29, 2026 decision significantly restricts how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act can be applied. [1, 2, 3
- The Ruling: Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito determined that Louisiana’s mapmakers relied too heavily on race when drawing the districts to comply with the Voting Rights Act.
- Impact on the VRA: The decision makes it substantially harder to use Section 2 to challenge racially discriminatory voting maps. It allows states to use partisan goals or incumbent protection as a defense against allegations of racial gerrymandering.
Callais comes to California. pic.twitter.com/wuSNHMOafn
— Jesus A. Osete (@JesusOseteDOJ) May 27, 2026
Sen. Eric Schitt (R-MO): California’s mapmaker said his “number one thing” was increasing the Congressional representation of a particular racial group. I’m glad DOJ is taking California to court. This should be an easy case. Let’s get this map thrown out (Schmitt).
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