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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.
The Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district on Friday, marking a win for Democrats after a legal battle and political tug-of-war that spanned nearly ...
A federal three-judge panel has thrown out Louisiana's new congressional map that created a second Black district, leaving the state's political boundaries in question with the November election ...
The lawsuit, which alleges the new map violates the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution, contends that district is not compact and amounts to a racial gerrymander.
That district, which is roughly 70 percent Black, snakes along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Much of it is surrounded by the Sixth District, which is one-third Black.
Louisiana was ordered to draw a new congressional district map by a U.S. appeals court. Supporters say the new map makes political sense, but those opposed call it a racial gerrymander.
The map creates a new mostly Black congressional district in Louisiana, at the expense of a white Republican incumbent, Rep. Garret Graves, who backed another Republican in the governor's election ...
New Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, had defended Louisiana’s congressional map as attorney general. Now, though, he urged lawmakers to pass a new map with another majority Black district at a ...
Louisiana’s state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday that will add a second Black-majority district while imperiling incumbent Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.). The updated ...
Court tosses map that created second Black House district in Louisiana. The ruling, if it stands, could be a win for Republicans, since Democrats were almost certain to win the newly drawn district.
“Thanks to the Supreme Court's order from May 2024, which put the district court’s injunction on hold, the fair and legal map the Louisiana legislature enacted in response to our litigation remains in ...
ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Louisiana’s New Gerrymandered District Maps. March 14, 2022 6:15 pm. Media Contact. media@aclu.org (212) 549-2666. 125 Broad Street. 18th Floor. New York, NY 10004 .