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America’s Supreme Court tackles a thorny voting-rights case
L ouisiana v Callais, a case the Supreme Court heard on March 24th, contains a political puzzle. Why is the solidly ...
Supreme Court case tests how much states can consider race in drawing congressional maps
States must balance complying with a civil rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority while not ...
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 ...
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Washington state legislative maps survive Supreme Court appeal in latest battle over Latino voting rights
Washington state initially fought back against the voting rights groups' case but later conceded that the claims, filed under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, were valid. A federal court ordered ...
Truthout2d
Democrats Push State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections
Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.
Supreme Court seems divided over Louisiana case of congressional map with 2 Black majority seats
The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which added a second Black majority district ...
US Supreme Court Wrestles With Louisiana Electoral Map With More Black-Majority Districts
Louisiana's legislature in January 2024 approved a new map featuring two Black-majority districts. Later that month, a group ...
Supreme Court hears gerrymandering case
Louisianans traveled to a rainy Washington, D.C., Monday to demand the U.S. Supreme Court give them fair congressional maps.
US Supreme Court hears dispute over Louisiana electoral map with more Black-majority districts
The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Monday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional ...