sentences:  The law was initially upheld by the US District Court and affirmed by the Appeals Court based in New Orleans.Known as "Gomillion v. Lightfoot," it was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1960, with the ruling implemented in 1961.The court ruled that the gerrymandering of city boundaries was racially motivated and violated the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which states that "states were not insulated from federal judicial review when they jeopardized federally protected rights."