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Louisiana is the latest battleground over contested congressional maps that some groups argue need additional majority-minority districts to match the state's demographics.
The plaintiffs also argue that Republicans are delaying the implementation of a"compliant congressional map and then declaring that it is simply too late for implementation to occur." They pushed together urban and suburban portions of East Baton Rouge Parish with the rural"Delta Parishes." To compare, it would be like combining parts of the Bronx, Yonkers, and Buffalo to make a majority-black district in New York.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits election practices or procedures that discriminate based on race. However, if the state weighs race too heavily, it could violate the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause, putting Louisiana in a hard position.
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