Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act

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Louisiana Asks SCOTUS To End Race-Based Redistricting

Louisiana has asked SCOTUS to definitively declare the consideration of race in the redistricting process to be unconstitutional.

The Voting Rights Act and redistricting: What to know about Louisiana's Supreme Court case

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could fundamentally change the role that race plays in elections across the country — and Louisiana is at the center of it.

Supreme Court case could reshape voter representation in Louisiana

A pending Supreme Court case could dramatically impact who gets represented in Louisiana, prompting state leaders to warn that the stakes could not be higher.Whats at stake here is democracy, and were talking about representation, said State Senator Gerald Boudreaux.The case centers on Louisianas congressional maps and whether race should factor into ensuring fair representation. Lawmakers say at issue is the future of the Voting Rights Act spec…

Louisiana GOP Wants Supreme Court To Repeal Provision In Voting Rights Act That Prohibits Racial Gerrymandering

Source: Juan Silva / Getty Louisiana Republicans are, once again, fighting for their right to racially gerrymander their voting maps and claiming that any attempt to bar them from doing so is actually the act that is racially discriminatory. Only this time, they’re asking the Supreme Court to overturn a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in order to solidify their right to demonstrate the reality of systemic racism. From Politico: In a lega…

Louisiana redistricting case heads to Supreme Court

KEY TAKEAWAYS:  Louisiana drops defense of congressional map with two Black districts  Supreme Court to rehear case on Oct. 15  Decision could reshape Voting Rights Act protections  Civil rights groups warn of reduced minority representation Louisiana on Wednesday abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting i…