WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court hears a case involving Black voters on Wednesday that could have lasting repercussions on whether Democrats or Republicans control the House of Representatives. The case touching on the thorny issues of race and politics is a challenge to a congressional map adopted by the Louisiana state legislature creating a second Black majority district. The conservative-dominated top court actually heard the case last term, but in an unusual move it decided not to issue a ruling and scheduled it for re-argument during the current session.

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court hears a case involving Black voters on Wednesday that could have lasting repercussions on whether Democrats or Republicans control the House of…

Dispute over Louisiana district returns to justices after long legal saga – and could have far-reaching implications

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to revisit a congressional map case it first heard earlier this year that could give Republicans an even greater majority in the U.S.…

Conservative justices appear sympathetic to the argument that new Louisiana congressional maps that added majority-Black district violate the constitution

Just two years ago, the court, by a 5-4 vote, affirmed a ruling that found a likely violation of the Voting Rights Act in a similar case over Alabama’s political boundaries.

The court's decision could lead to the redrawing of congressional districts across the US south.