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Judges say they’ll draw new Louisiana election map if lawmakers don’t by June 3

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State lawmakers are meeting in Baton Rouge in a regular session that will end by June 3.

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Judges say they'll draw new Louisiana election map if lawmakers don't by June 3

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges say the Louisiana Legislature must pass a new election map by June 3 or face having the panel impose one on the state. The

12 days ago·United States

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The Epoch Times

Judges Tell Louisiana Lawmakers to Draw up New Congressional Map or Court Will Impose One

Federal judges who recently rejected Louisiana’s congressional election map that gave the state a second mostly black district have now ordered the state Legislature to pass a new map by June 3 or face the prospect that judges will simply impose one. In an order filed on May 7 at the U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, three judges wrote that they would begin putting together their own version of a congressional map while giving …

12 days ago·New York, United States

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Judges say they'll draw new Louisiana election map if lawmakers don't by June 3

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges who recently threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district said Tuesday the state Legislature must pass a new map by June 3 or face having the panel impose one on the state. The order from a panel of two federal district judges and an appellate judge noted that they would begin work on a remedial plan while giving lawmakers a chance to come up with a plan. State lawmaker…

12 days ago·Tacoma, United States

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