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Should Louisiana have 2 majority-Black districts in Congress? U.S. Supreme Court will decide.
The justices will decide whether race or politics was the main factor as Louisiana lawmakers redrew districts for Congress.
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Effort to block second majority-Black district in Louisiana comes to Supreme Court
In 2022, the Louisiana legislature adopted a congressional map that included only one majority-Black district among the six ...
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Louisiana death row inmate seeks last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution
The reactions are involuntary movements associated with oxygen deprivation, state officials have said. Currently, four states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma — specifically ...
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SPLC Launches Campaign to Encourage Voter Turnout in Local Elections in Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama
New Interactive Card Game Aims to Boost Youth Voter Education Campaign MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), relaunches The South’s Got Now | Decidimos, a bilingual voter ...
Supreme Court to hear argument over Louisiana congressional districts
Another round of ping-pong over Louisiana's congressional map is set to begin as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear ...
Convicted murderer becomes Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution after appeal denied
A convicted murderer and Louisiana death row inmate had his appeal denied hours before he is set to be executed by nitrogen gas, a method never used in the state before.