Ruling on Louisiana map delivers fresh blow to Gov. DeSantis' congressional plan
Florida’s hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will validate a congressional map halving the state’s Black-controlled districts just took a blow.
The U.S. Supreme Court said Louisiana must redraw its congressional map because it lacks minority representation. The decision follows a similar ruling regarding a map in Alabama. In both cases, the states must remake congressional maps with one more minority seat.
Minority advocates legally challenging Florida’s congressional map have argued the cartography, drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ staff and approved by the Florida Legislature, diminishes Black voting power in Florida.
Justices in the Alabama and Louisiana decisions agreed with arguments that sta...
