The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether Louisiana lawmakers can use race as a factor when drawing congressional maps, a closely watched case that could impact voters nationwide in the ...

During the hearing, Louisiana officials argued that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature did not draw the map with race as the primary factor. The state said the map was also designed ...

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is halfway to the next once-a-decade census, but the Supreme Court is still dealing with lawsuits that grew out of the last one.

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 ...

The Supreme Court on Monday weighed whether a Louisiana congressional map that includes two majority ... Sotomayor asked counsel for the state. Louisiana officials argued they are stuck between ...

National Allergy Map and Louisiana's Pollen ... in Louisiana are high state-wide, however, Baton Rouge and New Orleans are considered "allergy capitals," as the cities have high pollen counts ...

"We'd rather not be back at this podium defending a new map this fall," Louisiana Solicitor General Benjamin Aguinaga told the justices on Monday. Aguinaga said the state was happy with the ...

Originally, the state’s Republican-led Legislature overrode Louisiana’s Democratic governor to pass a map with only one majority-Black district. Courts struck down the design for not including ...

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.