Cook Political Report: “Just when Democrats thought they could count on picking up new Black majority seats in Alabama and Louisiana, a three-judge federal panel threw a wrench in that math on Tuesday when it struck down the new congressional map Louisiana’s legislature passed in January to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.” “Now, there’s considerable uncertainty over the lines the Pelican State will use for its elections in just six months.”
New Black Majority Louisiana House Seat In Limbo
Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 9:16am
BING NEWS:
- House approves Louisiana Congressional map which includes two majority-minority districts
After two years of intense litigation, the Supreme Court has approved for Louisiana to move forward with the state’s congressional map which includes two majority-black districts. The new ...
05/16/2024 - 12:42 pm | View Link - Supreme Court upholds Louisiana redistricting plan
A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
05/15/2024 - 8:48 pm | View Link - U.S. Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with second majority-Black district
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for Louisiana to use a voting map with two majority-Black districts in this year's election, a decision that could help Democrats pick up a seat ...
05/15/2024 - 1:42 pm | View Link - Supreme Court lets Louisiana use congressional map with new majority-Black district in 2024 elections
The state of Louisiana and a group of Black voters and civil rights groups asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a long-running dispute over the state's congressional map.
05/15/2024 - 12:52 pm | View Link - Supreme Court accepts new Louisiana map; Liberal justices dissent
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a new congressional map that includes a second Black majority House district in Louisiana can be used in November after a lower court rejected that map ...
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