After Voting Rights Act case arguments, concerns over diminished minority representation rise
Read full article: After Voting Rights Act case arguments, concerns over diminished minority representation riseBlack lawmakers and voting rights advocates are expressing concern about a potential decline in minority political representation following oral arguments in a Supreme Court case.
Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act
Read full article: Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights ActSection 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices.
Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act
Read full article: Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights ActThe Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.
Black residents worry new Louisiana congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
Read full article: Black residents worry new Louisiana congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court caseBlack residents in a newly created Louisiana congressional district fear they could lose their representation under a case being heard before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court doesn't rule on Louisiana's second majority Black congressional district
Read full article: Supreme Court doesn't rule on Louisiana's second majority Black congressional districtThe Supreme Court is putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.
Supreme Court seems divided over Louisiana case of congressional map with 2 Black majority seats
Read full article: Supreme Court seems divided over Louisiana case of congressional map with 2 Black majority seatsThe Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisianaโs congressional map, which added a second Black majority district.
Mom demands answers in Black man's deadly Louisiana arrest
Read full article: Mom demands answers in Black man's deadly Louisiana arrestRonald Greeneโs mother chastised Louisiana state lawmakers Monday for not acting quickly enough to hold state troopers accountable for her sonโs deadly 2019 arrest, saying the Black motoristโs death at the end of a high-speed chase was a โmurderโ that's been covered up, sugarcoated and mired in bureaucracy.
