The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district.

Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that gives the state a second Black-majority US House district and likely puts at risk a Republican-controlled seat.

A federal court on Tuesday blocked Louisiana from using a congressional map signed into law this year that had been redrawn to include a second majority-Black district.. In a 2-1 vote, the three ...

The Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district on Friday, marking a win for Democrats after a legal battle and political tug-of-war that spanned nearly ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay today in Robinson v.Callais, pausing enforcement of a district court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s congressional map as a racial ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The U.S. Supreme Court did not take action in the fight over Louisiana’s congressional map Friday. Instead, the justices announced Friday that they’ll hear additional ...

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to rule in a dispute involving a Louisiana electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts ...

However, approving a map without two majority-Black districts would likely violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, civil rights groups have warned, and could lead to “costly and unnecessary ...

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Friday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of ...