The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up cases challenging Louisiana's congressional districts, two of which were drawn to give Black voters primary political power in picking who wins those seats.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal over Louisiana’s more Democratic-friendly congressional districts, though the case won’t impact this year’s election.
The Supreme Court will hear the messy legal battle over Louisiana's congressional map, which includes two majority-Black districts after a prior version was thrown out for only having one.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments early next year in the latest chapter in a protracted dispute over race and redistricting in Louisiana. In a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, the court announced on Monday morning that it will review a pair of appeals from a decisi
The Supreme Court took up a thorny legal dispute from Louisiana involving the state's effort to draw a congressional district map while navigating claims it is unlawfully considering race.
Monday's decision puts the spotlight back on an enforcement provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, Section 2. While Louisiana's majority-Black District 6 will stand for Tuesday's election, the justices' eventual opinion could have repercussions in multiple states.
