The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave lawmakers in Louisiana a deadline of early 2024 to draw a new map or face the possibility of a court-imposed map. The state complied and drew a new map.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, voting rights advocates argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle should remain ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional ...

Black Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates call for a fair congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais at the Supreme Court on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images ...

The Supreme Court questioned Monday whether Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district went too far and amounts to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The case… ...

Using the new map to hold elections in 2024, Louisiana elected a second Black Democrat, Cleo Fields — the first time in a decade that Democrats have held two congressional seats in the state.

The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with whether or not to send Louisiana legislators back to the drawing board in a high-stakes dispute over the Voting Rights Act and an election map with two ...