Federal judges say the Louisiana Legislature must pass a new election map by June 3 or face having the panel impose one on the state
Federal judges who recently threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district said Tuesday the state Legislature must pass a new map by June 3 or face having the panel impose one on the state. The order from a panel of two federal district judges and an appellate judge noted that they would begin work on a remedial plan while giving lawmakers a chance to come up with a plan.
Tuesday's order is the latest development in a seesaw court battle that has taken place in two federal court districts and an appeals court. The state currently has five white Republican U.S. House members and one Black member who is a Democrat. All were elected most recently under a map the Legislature drew up in 2022.
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