Congress Allows Louisiana to Redraw Map

Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Welcome to Callais-a-palooza, where Sarah Isgur and David French discuss Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court decision that struck down Lousiana's congressional map and allows Louisiana to draw a new map that will likely favor Republicans. The two read Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson's dissent, discussed whether the decision violates the Purcell principle, and answer listeners' questions about the decision. The Agenda:—Sarah's dad is unconstitutional—The 32-day question—The three Honey Badgers—Partisan gerrymandering on steroids—“Kavanaugh stops” and Callais—Listener questions! Show Notes:—David French on Race, Rights, Trump, and Faith—The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I. What Went Wrong? Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. She’s also a ABC News contributor and the author of Last Branch Standing, a deep dive into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals. David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. [upbeat music] Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sarah Isgur. That's David French. Welcome to Calais-apalooza, where we are going to talk for a whole hour about the Calais decision out of Louisiana. We have a new order from the Supreme Court putting the decision into effect immediately. We also got a ton of questions, brilliantly smart, thoughtful questions from you guys, and I wanna go through as many as we can. Buckle up. It's Voting Rights Act day. Well, David, I am down here in the woodlands at The Fifth Circuit conference, and I just feel like I should give a warning to all of the other circuits. Like, do not invite me to your circuit conference and think that I have, like, a toned down version of Sarah. I, it, I wish I did. Like, there's not two modes or something. Lisa Blatt was down here. You know she just eggs me on. You know, I see her, and it just, the amp turns up to 11, David. So did you at any point in your discussion with The Fifth Circuit say, "Ten Commandments case, WTF"? [laughs] No, but I did call my dad unconstitutional from the stage with him in the audience, and all of the other bankruptcy judges in attendance. Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Please note that we at The Dispatch hold ourselves, our work, and our commenters to a higher standard than other places on the internet. We welcome comments that foster genuine debate or discussion—including comments critical of us or our work—but responses that include ad hominem attacks on fellow Dispatch members or are intended to stoke fear and anger may be moderated. With your membership, you only have the ability to comment on The Morning Dispatch articles. Consider upgrading to join the conversation everywhere. Europe Is Stronger Than Its Critics Predicted Will MAGA Come for Thomas Massie? In Gerrymandering Wars, Republicans and Democrats Are Both At Fault Gift this article to a friend Checking gift availability... of gift links remaining this month You've used all your gift links this month Click the button below to copy the article link to your clipboard. Share this article via email