Supreme Court accepts new Louisiana map; liberal justices dissent

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a new congressional map that includes a second Black majority House district in Louisiana can be used in November after a lower court rejected that map earlier this month. The high court issued a stay on a federal judge panel’s decision two weeks ago that halted the use of a new Louisiana House map signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry (R) in January that includes two majority Black House districts. The dispute …