As predicted, several civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit to block Louisiana’s new congressional map, arguing the boundaries violate the Voting Rights Act because it doesn’t add a second majority-Black district, USA Today Network reports. On Wednesday, Louisiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of the map that kept one
Civil rights groups sue to overturn Louisiana’s new congressional map
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