Supreme Court sends Louisiana Republicans back to the drawing boardBy Ryan King
June 26, 2023
The Supreme Court dealt Republicans in Louisiana a major blow Monday in a key congressional redistricting case.
The high court lifted its hold on and dismissed a challenge to a lower court order directing the Pelican State to add a majority-black district to its congressional map, increasing the likelihood Democrats pick up a House seat in the 2024 elections.
Monday’s order came two-and-a-half weeks after the court found that Alabama’s district lines, drawn following the 2020 Census, likely violated the federal Voting Rights Act.
One-third of Louisiana’s population is African-American, but only one of its six congressional districts is majority-black — the 2nd Congressional District, which has a 62% black population and is repped by Democrat Troy Carter.
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https://nypost.com/2023/06/26/scotus-delivers-blow-for-gop-in-louisiana-redistricting-case/
