The Supreme Court signaled it may further restrict the landmark civil rights law protecting minority voting rights, focusing on whether lawmakers can continue to use race as a factor in drawing electoral maps. The case centers on Louisiana's new electoral map, which created a second majority-Black district, and challenges the provision of the law that allows race to be considered to counteract historic voter suppression. Conservative justices questioned if there should be a time limit on using race in redistricting, and a ruling could have significant political consequences, potentially allowing Republican legislatures to eliminate several Democratic-held districts in the South. The decision is expected by early summer, ahead of the midterm elections.