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The U.S. Supreme Court last month declined to put a hold on a federal appeals court decision that potentially delays a resolution to a lawsuit calling for a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana.

The race for an open seat pits 23-year-old Democratic upstart Nick Roberts against Republican Natalie Goodwin, a 34-year-old mother of three.

All 25 seats on the Indianapolis City-County Council are on the ballot with a chance for Republicans to gain seats amid a Democratic supermajority.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an emergency appeal from Black voters in Louisiana to speed the process of drawing new congressional districts in the state. The justices declined to overrule a federal appeals court, which last month blocked a district judge’s plan to hold hearings for a new map with a […]

Democrat activists' attempts to force a quick redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map fell afoul of the Supreme Court yesterday.

A panel of federal appeals judges heard contesting arguments Friday in a key voting rights case .

Plaintiffs seeking to redraw Louisiana’s congressional map to ensure Black residents have equal voting power are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an October court hearing on drawing up a new redistricting plan.

At stake is whether Louisiana can keep using a congressional district map that civil rights advocates argue was gerrymandered by a Republican-dominated state legislature to strip the state’s Black residents of equal representation at the federal level.

At stake is whether Louisiana can keep using a congressional district map that civil rights advocates argue was gerrymandered by a Republican-dominated state legislature to strip the state’s Black residents of equal representation at the federal level.

Louisiana’s congressional maps are headed to court next week. This comes after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to Alabama’s efforts to keep from adding an additional majority-minority district.