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Louisiana will have to redraw the state's congressional map after the Supreme Court dismissed its appeal Monday.
The state was sued last year over a new map passed by the Republican legislature that created just one district with a Black majority.
That despite census data showing the state's population to be about a third Black.
The High Court's decisions came just weeks after it upheld a lower court ruling that determined a Republican-drawn map in Alabama discriminated against Black voters.
The Supreme Court noted that Monday's decision will allow the case to be resolved in lower courts before next year's congressional elections in Louisiana.
"Louisiana can and should have a congressional map that represents our voting population, which is one-third Black," said Gov.John Bel Edwards. "As I have consistently stated, this is about simple math, basic fairness, and the rule of law. I am confident we will have a fair map in the near future."
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