Supreme Court rules Alabama's congressional maps violate Voting Rights Act 02:52. Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a bid by Louisiana Republicans seeking to reverse a lower ...

Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order. A federal court had ruled in 2022 that Louisiana’s ...

UPDATE 4:40 p.m. Eastern, Jan. 19: Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday that included a second majority-Black district. The legislation — Senate Bill 8 — now heads to ...

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 ...

That initial map had one majority-Black district and five majority-White districts, even though African Americans make up nearly one-third of Louisiana's population. The new map adopted by the ...