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Several conservative justices were skeptical that the Voting Rights Act’s attempts to redress past discrimination can coexist with the Equal Protection Clause.
In January 2024, the state legislature approved a new map that included two Black-majority districts. Later that month, 12 ...
The justices heard arguments in an appeal by state officials ... Dick's ruling in place. Louisiana's legislature in January 2024 approved a new map featuring two Black-majority districts.
A lawyer for Louisiana told the justices that the state was a reluctant ... their snake-shaped district — a sign, Mr. Naifeh said, that the Legislature had created the map because of politics.
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
The Supreme Court’s conservative justices aired concerns Monday about race in redistricting, in a case about Louisiana's ...
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 ...
US Supreme Court Wrestles With Louisiana Electoral Map With More Black-Majority Districts By John Kruzel ... drawn by its Republican-controlled state legislature with race as the primary ...