The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral ...

The case before the Supreme Court involves a state voting law that pits minority voter protections against the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest ...

In January 2024, the state legislature approved a new map that included two Black-majority districts. Later that month, 12 Louisiana voters ... a second majority-Black district in the ...

A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.

the Louisiana Legislature decided to draw a new map and was careful to protect the district boundaries of high-profile incumbent Republicans in Congress, including House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Louisiana’s current map was adopted after a federal court ... But after lawmakers added a second majority-black district, a new group of plaintiffs sued, calling the revised lines an “odious ...

The high court eventually affirmed the ruling from Alabama, which led to a new map and a second district that could elect a Black lawmaker. The justices returned the Louisiana case to federal ...

NEW ORLEANS — Ever since Louisiana ... At the center of the debate is Louisiana's congressional district map, which now includes a sixth district stretching from Shreveport, roughly 250 miles ...

"You think the drawing of this district was not predominantly ... 2023 left Dick's ruling in place. Louisiana's legislature in January 2024 approved a new map featuring two Black-majority districts.

Supreme Court Seems Divided Over Louisiana Case of Congressional Map With 2 Black Majority Seats WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed closely divided Monday over a challenge to Louisiana ...