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The case before the Supreme Court involves a state voting law that pits minority voter protections against the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
After voters failed to pass an amendment last month that would have made one-time stipends Louisiana teachers received last year a permanent part of their salaries, Gov. Jeff Landry wrote in an open ...
A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map. The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map. By Abbie VanSickle ...
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest ...
The Supreme Court’s conservative justices aired concerns Monday about race in redistricting, in a case about Louisiana's congressional map.
The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral ...
"When they said 'draw a second majority-black,' that's what we did." Welcome to Louisiana sign. Grandriver/Getty Images A group of non-black voters sued the state, alleging the Louisiana ...