Major SCOTUS Rulings & Elon Takes Altman To Court | 4.30.26

The Supreme Court issued two significant rulings on Wednesday, one reshaping how congressional districts can be drawn and the other delivering a unanimous win for a Christian pregnancy center. Meanwhile, Elon Musk and Sam Altman faced off in court over OpenAI’s controversial conversion from nonprofit to for-profit, and the UAE shook global oil markets by announcing its departure from OPEC. Here is what happened and why it matters.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana’s Majority-Black District

The higher-profile decision came in a 6-3 ruling that struck down Louisiana’s second majority-black congressional district as unconstitutional. The case centered on whether the Voting Rights Act of 1965 required the state to draw a new map in 2020 that added a second majority-black district — a move that effectively secured another House seat for Democrats. Challengers argued that race was the predominant factor in drawing the district, making the map unconstitutional.