In redrawing the map, Louisiana lawmakers said they aimed to comply with the district court’s order while also protecting high-profile Republican incumbents, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), whose districts were at risk under other proposals.

The case tests the balancing act states must strike, protecting the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to rule in a dispute involving a Louisiana electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in the state, with the justices ordering the case to be argued again.