Here are some recent updates.

• The Louisiana Legislature passed a bill that would create a new congressional map, which features two majority-Black districts, after being ordered to do so by a court order. It now awaits the expected signature of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R).

• The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a lawsuit from a "voter integrity" group seeking to ban electronic voting machines in the state. A lower court had dismissed the case.

• Two voters sued the Maryland Board of Elections, arguing that a new regulation is illegally prohibiting them from accessing voter registration records and using them to go door-to-door to question voters to "verify" the "accuracy" of the records.

• While Alabama will have a fair congressional map with two Black-opportunity districts in place for the 2024 elections, a trial has been scheduled to begin on Feb. 3, 2025 on the legality of the previous Republican-drawn map for future elections.

Here’s what to expect coming up.

• Monday is an order day for the Supreme Court. We are looking out for a congressional redistricting case from Arkansas and legislative redistricting cases from Washington and Michigan.

This morning we released a previously-recorded interview with Daryl Atkinson from Carolina Forward on YouTube in newly available video form. Watch it here and subscribe to our channel here.