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which found that the state's Black residents now totaled one-third of Louisiana's total population. The first redistricting map, which included just one district where Black voters held the ...
“In the redistricting context ... the lower court committed significant legal errors in striking down Louisiana’s new map, but the Trump administration abandoned the position.
Former Rep. Garret Graves chose not to seek reelection under the new map. Louisiana argues that dueling lawsuits over redistricting make it almost impossible for states to know what to do.
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is halfway to the next once-a-decade census, but the Supreme Court is still dealing with lawsuits that grew out of the last one.
Edward Greim, the attorney representing the “non-African American” voters who challenged the map, stressed that Louisiana was ... that deal with race and redistricting. The Voting Rights ...
Both sides say a lot is at stake in this case, not for just Louisiana but for voters everywhere. “It’s going to forecast how redistricting is conducted for decades to come. And for Louisianans, it’s ...
Gorsuch pointed out that Louisiana drew the map to comply with the VRA with ... able to take race into account among other factors in redistricting. “The fact that race was one thing they ...
Monday marks the beginning of the end of Louisiana's redistricting saga as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments over the state's congressional map. Why it matters: The decision could both ...