The appeal stemmed from a congressional map enacted in January that includes two majority-Black districts.
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a long-running redistricting dispute in Louisiana that could determine whether the state maintains a congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts after the 2024 election.The court's decision to hear the appeal from a group of Black voters and the state marks at least the third time it will step into the legal battle over voting lines for Louisiana 's U.S. House districts that were drawn after the 2020 Census.
Shortly after the state legislature convened for a special session to draw new lines, it adopted a map that lawmakers said satisfied the district court's ruling and also achieved certain political objectives. The plan protects certain 'pivotal' Republican incumbents, according to GOP state senators, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Julia Letlow, the only woman in Louisiana's congressional delegation.
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