Case Heads to Supreme Court After Divided Three-Judge Panel Overturns Louisiana Congressional Map With Two Majority-Black Districts
May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, May 2 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on May 1, 2024 :
Today, a group of Black voters and civic organizations filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a divided panel of three federal court judges overturned Louisiana's congressional map that had two majority Black districts last night.
The court in Callais v. Landry held that legislators improperly prioritized race when enacting the map du . . .
Today, a group of Black voters and civic organizations filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a divided panel of three federal court judges overturned Louisiana's congressional map that had two majority Black districts last night.
The court in Callais v. Landry held that legislators improperly prioritized race when enacting the map du . . .