Louisiana
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Supreme Court Appears Poised To Prohibit Race-Conscious Congressional Districts
in : Newsby :
The Supreme Court appears ready to ban the use of race in determining congressional districts, a move that could trigger redistricting efforts ahead of next year’s midterm elections. “In a dispute over a Louisiana voting map, the conservative majority signaled it might prohibit using race as a factor in creating election districts,” the New York…
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Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Voting Rights Act Case
in : Newsby :
The Supreme Court on March 24 grappled with a much-litigated racial gerrymandering case from Louisiana involving two consolidated cases: Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais. Gerrymandering refers to the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a particular party or constituency. The case came after the Supreme Court in June 2023 struck down on…
