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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.
The Supreme Court issued an order requiring Louisiana to use a congressional map for its 2024 elections that includes two majority-Black districts, despite a previous lower-court ruling deeming the
Louisiana is the only state without a congressional map with the Nov. 5 election less than seven months away.
Voting rights advocates vowed to ask that the Supreme Court preserve a new majority Black congressional district in Louisiana for elections.
A panel of three judges agreed to throw out the new Louisiana Congressional district map passed by the legislature earlier this year. Here's what could happen next.