How the SCOTUS ruling on Louisiana's map could impact Mississippi
From Weekend Edition Saturday by NPR
May 2, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential impact of a Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana's legislative map on Mississippi's majority-Black districts.
Many majority-Black legislative districts could be redrawn after a landmark Supreme Court Case. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mississippi State Rep. Kabir Karriem about the impacts in his state.
People in this episode
Host: Scott Simon
Guest: Kabir Karriem
Topics covered
- Supreme Court
- redistricting
- legislative districts
- politics
- impact on communities
Keywords
- Supreme Court
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- redistricting
- Kabir Karriem
- legislative districts
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Supreme Court
Places: Louisiana, Mississippi
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