Your current location:HOME >world >Judges ask whether lawmakers could draw up new House map in time for this year's elections 正文
TIME:2024-05-07 17:09:11 Source: Internet compilationEdit:world
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges who threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a seco
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges who threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district told state lawyers Monday to determine whether the Legislature could draw up a new map in time for this year’s elections.
The order was spelled out in a federal court entry following a meeting of judges and attorneys involved in complex litigation over the racial makeup of the state’s congressional delegation.
The state currently has five white Republican House members and one Black member, a Democrat. All were elected most recently under a map the Legislature drew up in 2022.
A federal judge in Baton Rouge has said the 2022 map likely violated the federal Voting Rights Act by dividing many of the state’s Black residents — about a third of the population — among five districts. The Legislature responded with a map creating a new district crossing the state diagonally and linking Black populations from Shreveport in the northwest, Alexandria in the center and Lafayette and Baton Rouge in the south.
Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets a special invitation to the PGA Championship2024-05-07 16:39
Driver arrested for drug driving after plowing through classroom wall in Liverpool2024-05-07 16:12
Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement2024-05-07 15:58
Michelle Keegan flaunts her jaw2024-05-07 15:44
Putin is starting his 5th term as president, more in control of Russia than ever2024-05-07 15:40
Doja Cat closes Coachella in a hair2024-05-07 15:40
What the cost of insulin may mean for Biden's campaign2024-05-07 15:39
Harmonious picture of human and nature in China's coastal city Xiamen2024-05-07 15:15
How the late Queen's 'favourite' daughter2024-05-07 14:56
Poland's prime minister celebrates after his party wins a string of cities in mayoral votes2024-05-07 14:51
Can yogurt reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes?2024-05-07 16:58
Miles Russell's historic week continues as 152024-05-07 16:50
The US is expected to block aid to an Israeli military unit. What is Leahy law that it would cite?2024-05-07 16:34
'Classless' fan heckles at wrestler Jordan Burrough at US Olympic trials2024-05-07 15:57
Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 NHL seasons2024-05-07 15:55
I'm an American and I tried a Tesco meal deal for the first time2024-05-07 15:48
4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside Nazi dictator's birthplace in Austria2024-05-07 15:45
Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch, is back at work after pacemaker implants2024-05-07 15:12
Relegation2024-05-07 14:49
South Africa's ANC loses another court case against rival party led by former president Zuma2024-05-07 14:44