The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for Louisiana to redraw a hotly contested congressional map that the court ruled days earlier was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, a highly technical decision that sparked a bitter back-and-forth between three conservatives and a member of the court’s liberal wing.

The Supreme Court’s decision last week invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map has spawned a fast-moving set of court fights over the state’s ongoing primary, as Gov. Jeff Landry seeks to halt the ongoing primaries to draw a new congressional map.

Louisiana delays its congressional primary after a Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, as lawmakers work to approve new voting maps and set a new date.

The Georgia Democrat said he hopes for Congress to reinstate the law’s original pre-clearance requirements for certain states.

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia called the Supreme Court's decision last week to strike down Louisiana's congressional map and weaken the Voting Rights Act "a massive and devastating blow."

Last week, in a six-to-three ruling along ideological lines, the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.That’s the landmark Civil Rights era law designed to prevent racial discrimination in an election.

Louisiana voting map as a racial gerrymander, the court opened the door for other states to redraw their maps, too.

Alabama and Tennessee are the latest states rushing to redraw congressional districts after a Supreme Court ruling that further weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Nikole Killion reports.