The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act - making ⁠it harder ⁠for minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory under the landmark civil ⁠rights law - in a victory for Louisiana Republicans and President Donald Trump's administration.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana's newly drawn congressional map Wednesday, saying it relied too heavily on race.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday hollowed out a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere, striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana and opening the door for more redistricting across the country that could aid Republican efforts to control the House.

The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map on Wednesday, weakening the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority found that Louisiana district represented by Democrat Cleo Fields relied too heavily on race.

Several states already are taking steps to respond to a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana

The Supreme Court has weakened a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere

In a major 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has thrown out Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district, calling the map an unconstitutional gerrymander. The case now heads back to a lower court,