The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday, October 15 regarding the congressional maps of Louisiana in the case of Callais v. Louisiana, which originates from a 2022 dispute over a map ...
Judges for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Louisiana's request to allow it to enforce its long-stalled congressional redistricting map, delivering a near-term blow to Republicans in the ...
National leaders met virtually to discuss Louisiana’s long-running legal battle over its congressional map — a case that ...
A Baton Rouge judge sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill, dismissing a lawsuit from Democratic lawmakers and the Legislative Black Caucus.
The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term. By Abbie VanSickle and Emily Cochrane Abbie VanSickle covers the Supreme Court ...
The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus had asked a state district court judge to compel Attorney General Liz Murrill to ...
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 Reporting ...
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.The justices on Monday are taking up a challenge to ...
Judge Eboni Rose-Johnson granted exceptions from Attorney General Liz Murrill and dismissed the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus's order to relieve her from defending the statute that created a ...
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered additional arguments in a major case centered on whether race can factor into drawing congressional maps, a clear sign that redistricting remains top-of-mind for ...
WASHINGTON – Louisiana is now urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule a key section of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional, which would throw out the state's congressional map that has two ...