Judges Rule Louisiana Second-Majority Black District Map Invalid
by Sharelle Burt May 2, 2024 Here we go again… A panel of federal judges rejected a freshly drawn congressional map, creating a second majority-Black district in Louisiana. In a 2-1 ruling on April 30, judges ruled the new maps constituted an “impermissible racial gerrymander” violating the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. The updated congressional…
