Political and Legislative

Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Voting Rights Act in Louisiana Congressional Map Case

Voting rights activists were relieved in 2023 when, in a surprise to some, the Supreme Court upheld the most important remaining element of the Voting Rights Act.

The ruling forced Alabama and later Louisiana to redraw their congressional maps to give Black residents greater representation, moves that eventually sent two additional Black lawmakers to Washington.

Read more at AP News

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