The Supreme Court’s order does not deal with a lower-court ruling that found the map relied too heavily on race. Instead, it only prevents yet another new map from being drawn for this year’s elections.
Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with additional majority-Black district in 2024 electionThe Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024.
The Supreme Court could decide at a later date to hear arguments over the decision striking down the Louisiana map. Louisiana Attorney General candidate Liz Murrill takes part in a forum as part of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana's 2023 conference, April 26, 2023, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge, La.
The state’s Republican-dominated legislature drew a new congressional map in 2022 to account for population shifts reflected in the 2020 Census. But the changes effectively maintained the status quo of five Republican-leaning majority white districts and one Democratic-leaning majority Black district.
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