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Louisiana is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decades-old precedent that has safeguarded minority voting rights, urging the justices to strike down the central provision of the Voting Rights Act and ban any use of race in redistricting. In a legal brief filed Wednesday, Republican Attorney General Liz …

Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico New Mexico’s highest court upheld the state’s newest congressional map on Monday, setting the stage for what is expected to be a highly competitive race for the seat representing much of the southern part of the state. Ninth Judicial District Judge Fred Van Soelen ruled …

Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix As fitting for a case of this magnitude, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal will put on a rare show during oral arguments in voting-rights groups’ challenge to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional districting map — specifically, its elimination of a Black-opportunity district in North Florida. All …