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Judges reject Louisiana congressional map with second majority-Black House district
The updated congressional maps would have kept the 2nd Congressional District a majority-Black ... the second. The Louisiana state Legislature approved the maps in January, and Gov.
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Louisiana’s Congressional Map Faces Another Supreme Court Showdown
The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up for a fresh volley in Louisiana’s redistricting saga, with oral arguments slated for ...
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Louisiana’s congressional map will go to the US Supreme Court next week
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments starting next Monday over the yearslong battle to draw a new congressional map for Louisiana, The Center Square reports.  The court will hear the combined ...
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US judges reject Louisiana congressional maps with new majority-Black district, fueling uncertainty for fall elections
NEW ORLEANS — A new congressional district map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about ...
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Supreme Court to hear argument over Louisiana congressional districts on racial issues
The U.S. Supreme Court has previously ruled that race can be considered in redistricting as long as it does not predominate ...
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Black voters turned out in higher numbers in new majority-Black district, report says
Last November, the new majority-Black 6th district voted in U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields. The district, in its previous, ...
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Louisiana vs. the ‘non-African Americans’
The state’s previous congressional district map was struck down for diluting the votes of Black voters. Now, some Louisiana voters claim the new map is unlawful for considering race. If “I’m ...
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The Supreme Court — and Black voters — may decide who controls the next Congress
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the creation of a second Black-majority congressional district in ... Twelve Louisiana voters challenged the new map in federal court last spring ...