With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...

The question before the court: Did Louisiana lawmakers improperly ... map rather than the compact map is because of political considerations,” Justice Jackson said. “Politics is the only ...

It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to ...

adding that Louisiana might have also faced a risk of further litigation if it did not adopt the new map. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, meanwhile, said she was "concerned" about the suggestion ...

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Louisiana v ... having a federal court-drawn map imposed on its citizens. Then, as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson detailed, the Legislature ...

The state's current map, which was used in the 2024 election ... court order is wrong," said Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. "It seems to me Louisiana had to follow it." Justice Samuel Alito ...

Originally, the state’s Republican-led Legislature overrode Louisiana’s Democratic governor to pass a map with only one ... Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. “I mean, it existed, and if it ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was nominated by former ... plaintiffs who are challenging the new congressional map. “First of all, (Louisiana state Sen. Glen Womack) is the sponsor of ...

Defendants, comprised of Louisiana officials and civil rights advocates ... Liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to signal that the map was politically, not racially, ...

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.