Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, left, sits with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill as Gov. Jeff Landry speaks on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Monday, February 19, 2024, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Hillary Schienuk/ The Advocate, Pool)NEW ORLEANS – Attorneys representing Louisiana in a lawsuit against the state legislative redistricting plans passed in 2022 are arguing that a key piece o…

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Louisiana argues parts of Voting Rights Act are unconstitutional in redistricting case  • Louisiana Illuminator

NEW ORLEANS – Attorneys representing Louisiana in a lawsuit against the state legislative redistricting plans passed in 2022 are arguing that a key piece of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional and should not be applied to the state.
	The case could produce a bellwether decision that impacts Black voting strength in several states where similar challenges have arisen.
	Arguments were presented Tuesday to a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th …

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Louisiana argues parts of Voting Rights Act are unconstitutional

NEW ORLEANS — A challenge to a 2022 law setting districts for Louisiana House and Senate seats is due to be argued Tuesday before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.A lawsuit contends that lawmakers diluted voting Black voting strength when they adopted voting districts following the 2020 Census, in violation of the Voting Rights Act.According to the plaintiffs, lawmakers unfairly "cracked and packed" the Black population into …

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Are Louisiana's House and Senate maps fair to Black voters? Appeals court takes up case

By Jim Saunders Attorneys for Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and Byrd filed motions for summary judgment that, if approved, would end the case. The lawsuit, filed in April on behalf of five residents of Tampa and St. Petersburg, focuses on Senate District 16 and Senate District 18. Sen. Darryl Rouson, a Black Democrat from St. Petersburg, represents District 16, which crosses Tampa Bay to include parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough c…

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State takes aim at Senate redistricting case | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate and Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week urged a panel of federal judges to reject a lawsuit alleging that part of a 2022 Senate redistricting plan is unconstitutional because two Tampa Bay-area districts were racially gerrymandered. Attorneys for Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and Byrd filed motions for summary judgment that, if approved, would end the case. The laws…

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State Takes Aim at Senate Redistricting Case

NEW ORLEANS – Oral argument concluded today at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case that will determine the future of Louisiana’s state legislative maps, Nairne v. Landry. Last year, a group of Black voters and advocacy organizations won their lawsuit in the Middle District of Loui

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Argument Concludes in Federal Appeal of Challenge to Louisiana State

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate and Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week urged a panel of federal judges to reject a lawsuit alleging that part of a 2022 Senate redistricting plan is unconstitutional because two Tampa Bay-area districts were…

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