A federal judge struck down Louisiana’s congressional map that better represented Black voters

A federal court struck down Louisiana's new, fair congressional map. Here’s what you should know.

Yesterday, a federal court struck down Louisiana’s congressional districts that were intended to better represent Louisiana’s Black voters.
- Two Trump-appointed judges found that the new map — which featured two majority-Black districts — is racially gerrymandered for discriminating against “non-African American” voters.
Today, Black voters and civil rights groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision. Read more about the case here.
Also, a separate group of Black voters asked a federal court today to reopen their original lawsuit over Louisiana's congressional map.

The RNC is launching a legal challenge over mail-in ballot deadlines in Mississippi.

The Republican committee’s lawsuit is part of its larger plan to create a precedent that can be used to disenfranchise voters in 2024 — not just in the Magnolia State but across the country. Read about it here.

Recent court decisions and new laws have impacted felony disenfranchisement rules in North Carolina, Tennessee and Nebraska.

In our latest Youtube video, Democracy Docket’s Sophie Feldman breaks down the latest in efforts to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions. Watch it here.