Judges reject Louisiana congressional map that would have given state new majority-black district

A battle in the Supreme Court appears likely after three federal judges rejected Louisiana’s new congressional district map that gave the state a second majority-black House district.

The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that the state cannot use the voting district map that was drawn up in January. The judges agreed with the plaintiffs, who claimed that the map constituted racial gerrymandering and thus violated the Constitution.