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

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

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

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

“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 ...

The Supreme Court's conservative majority could use the Louisiana redistricting case to further weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial ...

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

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

NOW, A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COUNTY TELLS ME THAT FOUR PEOPLE ARE STAYING OVERNIGHT, BUT OVER 300 WERE EVACUATED FROM THEIR HOMES. THE HEAVY RAINFALL STARTED FRIDAY, CAUSING FLOODING IN LA PLATA COUNTY ...