Federal Judge Revives Legal Challenge to East Baton Rouge District Map

Federal judge revives legal challenge to East Baton Rouge district map

A federal judge has reopened a legal challenge to East Baton Rouge Parish's Metro Council district map after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision changed the standards courts must use when evaluating certain voting rights claims, with the lawsuit claiming that the map weakens Black voting strength.

Baton Rouge council voting rights case tests boundaries of seismic Supreme Court ruling

In the wake of the supreme court’s decision in Callais, a federal judge has reopened the East Baton Rouge Metro Council Voting Rights Act lawsuit filed by Democrats two years ago.