Voting rights activists are expressing alarm over the rapid legislative responses from southern US states following the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v Callais. Within a week, Louisiana's governor ordered a halt to ongoing congressional elections to redraw maps that could eliminate a Democratic-majority district in Baton Rouge, which is predominantly Black. Similarly, Alabama's Republican-majority legislature is drafting legislation that would allow them to disregard primary election results if a court lifts an injunction on redistricting. Florida's legislature passed a new congressional map that consolidates Black and brown voters into fewer districts, effectively diluting their electoral power. Activists, including Stacey Abrams, have condemned these actions as undemocratic and reminiscent of Jim Crow-era tactics. Lawsuits are anticipated as groups like the Southern Coalition for Social Justice mobilize to challenge these measures. The swift pace of these changes has left many feeling that the disenfranchisement of Black voters is occurring at an unprecedented rate, echoing historical patterns of political suppression.