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The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to uphold Louisiana's congressional map, which was used in the 2024 elections and ...
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
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Supreme Court seems divided in case over Louisiana congressional map with 2 Black majority seatsHere's a look inside the courtroom for a case that could reshape Louisiana politics — and redistricting across the country.
At the center of the debate is Louisiana's congressional district map, which now includes a sixth district stretching from Shreveport, roughly 250 miles southeast, to Baton Rouge. The map was adopted ...
The Supreme Court questioned Monday whether Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district went too far and amounts to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ...
The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral ...
Fields added that other Louisiana congressional districts ... politics predominated. The new maps protected White majorities in the districts of three Republicans, House Speaker Mike Johnson ...
States must balance complying with a civil rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.
The Supreme Court’s conservative justices aired concerns Monday about race in redistricting, in a case about Louisiana's ...
It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to ...
In 2022, the Louisiana legislature adopted a congressional map that included only one majority-Black district among the six allotted to the state, though a third of the state’s population is Black. Th ...
It has been a winding road. The court fight over Louisiana's congressional districts has lasted three years. Two maps were blocked by lower courts, and the Supreme Court has intervened twice.
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