The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Friday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in ...

A panel of federal judges rejected Louisiana's new congressional map, which made two of the state's six districts majority-Black. This state's map from 2022 was also federally blocked.

A major case in Alabama could affect Louisiana's congressional district maps. The 2020 Census showed 1/3 of Louisiana's population is black, so some argue there should be 2 "majority black" districts.

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed ...

Louisiana’s New Congressional Map—With More Black Districts—Considered by U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether the new map will be officially implemented.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington D.C. on October 7, 2024. On November 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would be hearing arguments for a Louisiana congressional map ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay today in Robinson v.Callais, pausing enforcement of a district court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s congressional map as a racial ...

A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with a lower-court ruling that Louisiana’s latest congressional map very likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters, and ...

Black residents make up approximately one-third of the Louisiana population, according to the 2020 census. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick of the Middle District of Louisiana, a Barack Obama appointee ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to rule in a dispute involving a Louisiana electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in the state, with the justices ...

With bipartisan support, a proposed Louisiana congressional map that would create a second majority-Black district sailed through the state Senate on Wednesday and will advance to the House ...