Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana’s congressional map

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated Louisiana’s current congressional map, ruling that the state’s creation of a second majority-Black district amounted to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. In a 6-3 decision, the court held that Louisiana’s map violated the Equal Protection Clause because race predominated in its design without sufficient legal justification. The ruling resolves

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