Shelby resident and local journalist Donald Mottern has officially announced his candidacy for the Alabama state Senate ...

The case is being closely watched because at arguments in March several of the court’s conservative justices suggested they ...

The Louisiana case could affect the balance of power in a narrowly divided Congress and shape how states factor race into the ...

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

The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.

The Supreme Court ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that created a second majority-Black district.