Lawrence Hurley is a senior Supreme Court reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a thorny legal dispute from Louisiana involving the state's effort to draw a congressional district map while navigating claims it is unlawfully considering race. The case has no immediate impact on this year's elections in the state, which is using a map that includes two majority black districts out of six. During the course of drawing a map based on 2020 census data, the Republican-led state has been sued from two directions.
If not, 'the state will be sued again no matter what it does,' he added. The state argues in part that it should have leeway to draw districts on partisan grounds to protect incumbents, which include House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican.
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