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Pentagon: Iran military operation has cost about $25 billion; Supreme Court rules Louisiana congressional map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander
The Pentagon estimated that the U.S. military operation against Iran has cost about $25 billion so far, testimony reported from Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst before...
Louisiana legislature approves new congressional map that eliminates one majority-Black district; primaries moved to Nov. 3
Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited enforcement of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana Republican leaders approved a new congressional map t...
Louisiana lawmakers advance new congressional map that reduces majority-Black districts to one and creates a 5–1 Republican-leaning split
Following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down Louisiana's 2021 congressional map for overemphasizing compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Louisian...
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana congressional map with two majority-Black districts, narrows enforcement standard for Section 2 of Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Samuel Alito, struck down Louisiana's congressional map that included two majority-Black districts. The...
Supreme Court, 6–3, rules Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map creating a second majority-Black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander
In a 6–3 decision along perceived ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map—specifically the creation of a second major...
