Louisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court ruling

Louisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court ruling

More governors call for special sessions following supreme court’s decision severely weakening Voting Rights ActLouisiana moved to postpone its May primaries on Thursday in a move that came as other southern states are also scrambling to redraw congressional districts in response to the supreme court’s Wednesday ruling that severely weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act.Before the supreme court’s decision eliminating a key protection against racial discrimination in drawing voting maps, some s...

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