In the run-up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, many political strategists on both sides of the aisle had predicted significant impacts on Black representation, as well as on the partisan balance in the U.S. House of Representatives. But with this year’s election season in full swing by the time the ruling came out, most thought the bulk of those changes would happen in future political cycles – 2028 or beyond. The past two weeks, however, have featured a flurry of moves directly affecting this year’s elections. Two court rulings have helped Republicans pull ahead in the mid-cycle redistricting fight, potentially netting the GOP six to seven House seats, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report . And despite primaries that are already in process or fast approaching, at least four southern states are pursuing new GOP-favorable maps in a post-Callais redrawing frenzy.…