"The Court blocked a ruling by Obama-appointed judge Shelley Dick, in which she declared that Louisiana’s updated congressional maps must include a second majority-minority district. The Louisiana legislature had drawn a new map that kept the state at one majority-minority district, which is currently represented in U.S. House by Congressman Troy Carter.
Dick’s ruling utilized an interpretation of the Voting Rights Act that demanded a second majority-minority district. Activist groups had argued that because the state is one-third African-American, then one-third of the state’s six congressional districts must be majority-minority.
State Republicans argued that the Voting Rights Act prevents drawing congressional districts favoring one class or race over another."
Supreme Court Blocks Lower Court Order to Redraw Louisiana Congressional Maps
https://redstate.com/joesq...
Dick’s ruling utilized an interpretation of the Voting Rights Act that demanded a second majority-minority district. Activist groups had argued that because the state is one-third African-American, then one-third of the state’s six congressional districts must be majority-minority.
State Republicans argued that the Voting Rights Act prevents drawing congressional districts favoring one class or race over another."
Supreme Court Blocks Lower Court Order to Redraw Louisiana Congressional Maps
https://redstate.com/joesq...
05:27 PM - Jun 28, 2022
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