Louisiana, Black Voters Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Congressional Map With 2 Black-Majority Districts

Non-black voters contested the redistricting plan that added an extra black-majority district, saying it was racially discriminatory. The state of Louisiana and a bloc of black voters asked the Supreme Court on July 30 to uphold an election map that created a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana. The new legal filings came after the

Public Approval of Supreme Court Remains Near Historic Lows, Gallup Says

Republican support for the court stands at 66 percent, compared to Democrats’ 15 percent, and independents’ 44 percent, according to survey. Most Americans do not currently approve of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is conducting its business, a negative trend that started in 2021, according to the findings of a new Gallup poll. Americans