which led to a new map and a second district that could elect a Black lawmaker. The justices returned the Louisiana case to federal court, with the expectation that new maps would be in place for the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether the new map will be officially implemented. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to uphold Louisiana’s congressional map, which was used in ...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave lawmakers in Louisiana a deadline of early 2024 to draw a new map or face the possibility of a court-imposed map. The state complied and drew a new map.

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 Supreme Court’s conservative justices aired concerns Monday about race in redistricting, in a case about Louisiana's ...

They took it to the 5th Circuit twice,” noted ... to argue that the lower court committed significant legal errors in striking down Louisiana’s new map, but the Trump administration abandoned ...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave lawmakers in Louisiana a deadline of early 2024 to draw a new map or face the possibility of a court-imposed map. The state complied and drew a new map.

A Louisiana redistricting case signals that further attacks on the Voting Rights Act may be coming, putting fair ...

Edward Greim, the attorney representing the “non-African American” voters who challenged the map, stressed that Louisiana was not under a direct court order to draw a new map. The state had ...

The map included only one majority-Black district even though the state’s population is about one-third Black. A Baton Rouge-based federal court and the Louisiana-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Callais, an important battle over Black voters’ electoral power under Louisiana’s congressional map ... conservative 5 th Circuit. After appealing the district court decision and losing ...