The Supreme Court on Friday putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ...

The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map ...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave lawmakers in Louisiana a deadline of early 2024 to draw a new map or face the possibility of a court-imposed map.

A Baton Rouge-based federal district court and the Louisiana-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it seemed likely that Louisiana could reasonably create a second majority-Black district.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave lawmakers in Louisiana a deadline of early 2024 to draw a new map or face the possibility of a court-imposed map. The state complied and drew a new map ...

The case tests the balancing act states must strike, protecting the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.

The contract would hire the Public Interest Legal Foundation to defend the county in the lawsuit. It's the same conservative ...

Democrat Paul Riley has announced his candidacy for the 5th District congressional seat, challenging Republican incumbent ...

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

In Virginia’s Republican-leaning 5th Congressional District, GOP nominee state Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, is facing off against the Democratic nominee Gloria Witt, a newcomer to politics.