Supreme Court Orders Louisiana to Use Congressional Map With 2 Black-Majority Districts

The Supreme Court voted on May 15 to direct Louisiana to use a disputed congressional map that creates a second black-majority district in the state in upcoming elections. Opponents of the redistricting plan said it discriminates against non-black voters, but Louisiana’s Republican secretary of state said not moving forward with the map so close to this year’s elections would cause “chaos.” The three liberal justices dissented (pdf) from the unsigned order, which was issued after regular business hours. The Supreme Court’s new order stays an April 30 order issued by a panel of federal judges in the Western District of Louisiana, which found the map could not be used in upcoming elections....