The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power.
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The order follows the court's rejection earlier in June of a congressional redistricting map in Alabama and unfreezes the Louisiana case, which had been on hold pending the decision in Alabama. In both states, Black voters are a majority in just one congressional district. Lower courts had ruled that the maps raised concerns that Black voting power had been diluted, in violation of the landmark federal Voting Rights Act.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.The justices put the Louisiana case on hold and allowed the state's challenged map to be used in last year's elections after they agreed to hear the Alabama case.
The case had separately been appealed to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The justices said that appeal now could go forward in advance of next year's congressional elections.
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Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black votersThe Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power.
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Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black votersThe Supreme Court has lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power
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