Supreme Court Tosses Louisiana’s Racist US House Map

June 26, 2023 Politics, Republicans

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Louisiana’s appeal seeking to prevent the state’s congressional map from being redrawn over claims that it unlawfully dilutes the influence of Black voters. The move via a brief unsigned order was expected after the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 8 that buttressed a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act in a similar case concerning congressional districts in Alabama.

The court order noted that the case should be resolved in lower courts “in advance of the 2024 congressional elections in Louisiana.” The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Alabama case could lead to a new map being drawn in Louisiana in which Black voters would have a chance to elect their preferred representative in two of the state’s six congressional districts instead of one.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court dismisses Louisiana’s appeal seeking to prevent the state’s congressional map being redrawn. https://t.co/mY3vjQysEz

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