US top court unfreezes Black voting rights lawsuit in Louisiana | Elections News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 26, 2023
Supreme Court ruling comes after civil rights groups had argued redrawn electoral map diluted Black residents’ votes.
Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has allowed a voting rights lawsuit in Louisiana to proceed, after civil rights groups alleged that voting maps in the southern US state discriminated against Black voters.
The ruling by the top court on Monday paves the way for Louisiana officials to redraw the state’s congressional map to increase Black representation and deals a blow to the Republicans who carved up the . . .
