US EditionUS Supreme Court orders Louisiana electoral map case to be argued again
LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES, JUN 27 – The Supreme Court will revisit Louisiana's second majority-Black district map this fall, with two districts allowing Black voters to elect preferred candidates during the interim, experts said.
- The U.S. Supreme Court deferred its decision on June 27, 2024, to reconsider Louisiana's congressional map in a future term.
- This legal dispute began after a 2022 ruling found Louisiana's original map unlawfully diluted Black voting power by including only one majority-Black district.
- Louisiana's Republican-controlled legislature approved a new map in January 2024 creating a second majority-Black district, which opponents claimed relied excessively on race.
- A three-judge federal panel blocked the new map in April 2024, ruling 2-1 it constituted racial gerrymandering violating the Constitution's equal protection clause.
- The Supreme Court’s pending ruling will address tensions between minority voting rights protections and constitutional limits on using race in redistricting.
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The Supreme Court Delayed a Ruling That Could Shape Voting Rights Across the US
The Supreme Court issued a wave of opinions last week, wrapping a 2024-25 term filled with major victories for Donald Trump’s agenda. Amid high-profile decisions on nationwide injunctions, LGBTQ books, trans health care, and more, the court made the unusual choice to delay a ruling on Louisiana v. Callais: a redistricting case that could alter the future of voting rights across the country. Source
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The Washington PostSupreme Court to rehear case over Louisiana’s second majority-Black district
The Supreme Court on Friday put off deciding whether to uphold a Louisiana map that added a second majority-Black congressional district in the state, saying it would rehear the case in its next term.
Supreme Court punts decision on Louisiana’s congressional map to next term
The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map last year that created a second majority-Black district. In a surprise order on Friday, the justices announced that they will hear new arguments in the case sometime during the court’s 2025-26 term – likely in the fall. The justices did not provide any reasoning for their decision not to resolve the dispute before their sum…
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