The Supreme Court's decision to weaken a key part of the Voting Rights Act has sparked a national redistricting war, with implications for voters across the country. The court's decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, called Louisiana’s congressional lines “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and curtailed Section 2 of the voting Rights Act, which bars election practices that deny equal access to the political process based on race. This decision follows months of back and forth over redistricting, first initiated by President Trump in Texas to boost the GOP's chances of retaining the House majority. Despite this, some Republican leaders in southern states, including Louisiana and Georgia, are calling for new maps despite primary elections in some states starting next month. The Supreme Court has previously ruled that changes to how elections are conducted shouldn't be done too close to the actual election, but this decision has raised questions about whether states will be allowed to redistrict before the November general election.