The Supreme Court is taking up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts.
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The issue in front of the justices is whether the state relied too heavily on race in drawing a second majority Black district. The court's order Monday is the latest step in federal court battles over Louisiana congressional districts that have lasted more than two years. Louisiana has had two congressional maps blocked by lower courts and the Supreme Court has intervened twice.
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