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The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in the ...
A three-judge panel on Tuesday accepted some Legislature proposals to redraw districts but did not accept proposed changes in Desoto County.
The United States is halfway to the next once-a-decade census, but the Supreme Court is still dealing with lawsuits ... against Black voters by adopting a congressional map with just one majority ...
Attorneys representing the NAACP and the state on Tuesday made arguments for and against the Legislature's plan to redraw ...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday over a challenge to ... responded that the map was created following a judicial instruction to correct violations of a previous district map.
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
Lawmakers rejected that map in favor of their snake-shaped district — a sign ... Abbie VanSickle covers the United States Supreme Court for The Times. She is a lawyer and has an extensive ...
US Supreme Court Wrestles With Louisiana Electoral ... relied too heavily on race in devising a remedial map adding a second Black-majority district. Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared ...