Supreme Court Revives Republican-Drawn Voting Map in Louisiana
A federal judge had ordered lawmakers to redraw the state’s six congressional districts to include two in which Black voters were in the majority.
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A federal judge had ordered lawmakers to redraw the state’s six congressional districts to include two in which Black voters were in the majority.
The judge ordered the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to redraw the map to include a second district that gives Black voters the chance to elect a candidate of their choice.
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