US appeals court sets date for Louisiana to draw new congressional map
JURIST
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Louisiana’s political landscape faces a critical deadline as a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday set a January 15 deadline for the state legislature to draw up a new congressional map. The urgency stems from a previous ruling of a lower court last year that deemed the current political boundaries as diluting the voting power of the state’s Black residents.
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