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The case that would have determined whether one of the state's two majority-Black congressional districts was a racial gerrymander has been tabled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
A new item of business concerning early voting sites caused tension among Caddo Parish commissioners during this week's work session.
The Supreme Court ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that created a second majority-Black district.
The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.
The Supreme Court is putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.
The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map last year that created a second majority-Black district. In a surprise […]
Arguments in the case centered on Louisiana's response to U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick's 2022 finding that an earlier map likely violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark law barring racial discrimination in voting, and whether the state relied too heavily on race in devising a remedial map adding a second Black-majority district.
The Supreme Court will hear a new round of arguments over Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district, a case that raises consequential questions about the future
With Louisiana moving to a closed primary model in April and Republican U.S. Senate candidates jockeying for their moderate-to-conservative shares of the electoral pie, state Treasurer John Fleming stands out early with his increasingly harsh job reviews of Gov.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to make a decision on Louisiana's redrawn congressional districts on Friday, pushing it to be reargued at a later date.