Voters sue over creation of Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district

[RandySF]

A group of non-Black voters have challenged Louisiana’s new congressional maps, alleging the new majority-Black district violates their rights.

The 12 plaintiffs in the case, Callais v. Landry, contend the map passed and signed into law after a five-day special legislative session at the direction of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and violates the 14th and 15th amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

“The State has engaged in explicit, racial segregation of voters and intentional discrimination against voters based on race,” the lawsuit alleges. “The State has drawn lines between neighbors and divided communities. In most cases, the lines separate African American and non- African American voters from their communities and assign them to Districts with dominating populations far away.”

The new redistricting plan was enacted in response to an order from U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick, an appointee of President Barack Obama, in the case Robinson v. Landry. She gave the Legislature until Jan. 31 to redraw the lines. A version lawmakers approved in 2022 retained a single majority-Black district, leading to a lawsuit from a group of Black voters to block its boundaries from taking effect.




https://lailluminator.com/2024/02/01/voters-sue-over-creation-of-louisianas-second-majority-black-congressional-district/

[Frasier Balzov]

1. If one third of the state is black

then two of the six congressional districts should arguably reflect that math.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Of course they did.