Democracy Dies in Darkness

Supreme Court clears path for Louisiana to redraw map in redistricting fight

The justices’ action follows last week’s opinion weakening a central element of the Voting Rights Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Will Dunham/Reuters)

The Supreme Court on Monday evening issued an emergency order paving the way for the effort by Republicans in Louisiana to redraw their state’s congressional map in accordance with the court’s ideologically split decision last week to significantly weaken the Voting Rights Act.

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