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It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest ...
The state said the map was also designed to protect Republican incumbents who represent Louisiana districts, such as House Speaker Mike Johnson and No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise.
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with whether to leave in place Louisiana's congressional map that was used in the 2024 elections and includes two majority-Black districts.
“Louisiana is tired,” state officials told the Supreme ... VRA by ordering Alabama to redraw its map to allow for an additional Black majority district. Chief Justice John Roberts, a ...
The map's design, Louisiana said, also sought to protect ... who both represent congressional districts in the state. Black voters tend to support Democratic candidates. "In an election year ...
the state legislature passed a new map in 2024 that added a second majority-Black voting district, marking a victory for the NAACP Louisiana State Conference, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, ...
The court fight over Louisiana's congressional districts has lasted three years ... map or face the possibility of a court-imposed map. The state complied and drew a new map.
The court fight over Louisiana's congressional districts has lasted three years ... map or face the possibility of a court-imposed map. The state complied and drew a new map.
Originally, the state’s Republican-led Legislature overrode Louisiana’s Democratic governor to pass a map with only one majority-Black district. Courts struck down the design for not including ...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday over a challenge to Louisiana’s recently redrawn voting map and its two Black-majority districts. Plaintiffs claimed that the map violates Section 2 of ...
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
The state said the map was also designed to protect Republican incumbents who represent Louisiana districts, such as House Speaker Mike Johnson and No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise.