5th Circuit hears arguments on Louisiana's congressional map
A panel of federal appeals judges heard contesting arguments Friday in a key voting rights case .
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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.