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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday, October 15 regarding the congressional maps of Louisiana in the case ...

“The upshot of Louisiana’s burn-it-all-down approach is that it wants relief from any congressional or judicial scrutiny of its voting laws,” wrote the Robinson litigants, a coalition of Black voters ...

There is little information in court filings about the dozen plaintiffs who challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal ...

The case challenges Louisiana’s newly redrawn congressional map and could redefine how race is considered in drawing district ...

The conservative majority could use the case to further weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act, which was enacted to protect ...

Louisiana lawmakers could return to the Capitol at the end of October to redraw congressional maps after a court case alleges ...

The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus had asked a state district court judge to compel Attorney General Liz Murrill to ...

Judge Eboni Rose-Johnson granted exceptions from Attorney General Liz Murrill and dismissed the Louisiana Legislative Black ...

Forecasters have predicted that New England will experience a higher than usual average temperature this fall.

Now, the state will challenge Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, arguing that its race-conscious provisions “cannot be ...

La Niña conditions emerged in September, and they will help steer storms and influence temperatures across the United States ...