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Louisiana asks Supreme Court to enter map fight
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 7 hours agoLouisiana officials on Friday asked the Supreme Court to step into the battle over the state’s failed effort to draw new congressional maps. In a court...
Louisiana asks Supreme Court to suspend ruling throwing out 2nd Black congressional district
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 8 hours agoThe panel’s orders must be stayed by May 15 to allow time for Secretary of State Nancy Landry time...
Louisiana Court Blocks Congressional Map That Fixed Racial Discrimination Against Black Voters After...
Atlanta Black Star· 1 day agoA federal court recently blocked Louisiana’s new congressional map, overturning the state’s second majority-Black district and potentially favoring Republicans in upcoming ...
Unconstitutional definition of marriage likely to remain in Louisiana constitution despite rewrite
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoRepublican lawmakers plan to leave in a section of the Louisiana constitution that defines marriage...
Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHistorically, federal courts prioritized voting rights and legal congressional districts for...
With congressional map in limbo, AG Murrill’s fallback plan keeps five white districts
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRepublican Attorney General Liz Murrill said she would prefer to implement a Louisiana congressional...
Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLast month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use...
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
The Joplin Globe· 3 hours agoThe Biden administration said Friday that Israel's use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene faces GOP backlash after failed bid to oust speaker
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 1 day agoA throng of media crowded around U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday evening on the steps...
Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPreventing people who are not United States citizens from casting a ballot has reemerged as a focal...
