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Baton Rouge council voting rights case tests boundaries of seismic Supreme Court ruling

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By Patrick Sloan-Turner, Matthew Albright Verified
| The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate Verified
A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging how Baton Rouge’s Metro Council districts are drawn, a move that comes as Black elected officials across the country test how they can still sue under the Voting Rights Act after a seismic Supreme Court ruling.
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Plaintiffs behind ruling that dismantled Louisiana’s voting maps say they may fight new ones

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By Matthew Albright Verified
| The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate Verified
Even as the Legislature pushes to create a reconfigured voting map for Congress before it adjourns Monday, the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court ruling that blew up Louisiana’s old districts say they may sue again over the new ones. The “Callais plaintiffs” are a group of Louisiana voters who sued the state, arguing the Legislature violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution when it drew a map to create two majority-Black districts.
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Louisiana Legislature reveals new congressional voting map — potentially the final one

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By Alyse Pfeil Verified, Matthew Albright Verified
| The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate Verified
The Louisiana House on Thursday morning unveiled the latest version of the state’s new voting map for Congress — and it is likely to be the one that ultimately passes the Legislature, after a month of fierce debate. Click here to see the amendment that includes the new map, along with demographic information about its proposed districts. The latest Republican-backed plan keeps the same basic outline as previous iterations released throughout the legislative process.
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