The New York Times7d
Justices Seem Likely to Uphold Louisiana Map With 2 Majority-Black Districts
A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map. The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map. By Abbie VanSickle ...
USA Today6d
Supreme Court weighs racial gerrymandering claim, protections for Black voting power
The state had been sued for not including enough majority-Black districts in its six-district congressional map and now it was ... rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority ...
Law7d
Justices Consider Compliance With Judicial Opinions in Case of Louisiana Voting Map
Justice Samuel Alito Jr. asked Aguiñaga about whether the state could defend its current map from an equal protection challenge even if the underlying Voting Rights Act decision was "plainly wrong." ...
Aclu.org7d
Arguments Wrap in Case Defending Black Representation in Louisiana’s Congressional Map
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, voting rights advocates argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle should remain ...
Jurist5d
US Supreme Court hears arguments over Louisiana electoral map
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday over a challenge to Louisiana’s recently redrawn voting map and its two Black-majority districts. Plaintiffs claimed that the map violates Section 2 of ...