Louisiana's Republican legislature has drawn a Congressional map that seems to violate the Voting Rights Act in the same way as does Alabama's map -- which has twice been rejected by the Supreme Court as a racial gerrymander that is unfair to African Americans. Nevertheless two conservative judges on a federal circuit court panel agreed to postpone a hearing that is a necessary step to forcing Louisiana legislators to allow a fair map to be put into place. The case can now be reviewed by the full circuit court or the Supreme Court.
Charlie Cooper
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