Louisiana AG asks US Supreme Court to consider Congressional map

Trinity Velazquez
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Office of Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed an appeal in defense of the new Congressional maps to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Murrill said they filed an Emergency Stay application on Friday, May 10.

“The court called for the other parties to respond by Monday, May 13, at 11 a.m. Eastern. We will have to wait to see what the court does after that deadline,” Murrill said in a statement.

Louisiana filed a notice appealing the decision of a three-judge panel order against the state’s new Congressional maps on May 8. A stay had also been requested of the Louisiana Supreme Court by voting rights advocates.

The United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Monroe Division denied the joint motion for a stay pending appeal.

In the filing, the state lawyers request that the U.S. Supreme Court stay pending the appeal of the lower court’s injunction and remedial proceedings by Wednesday, May 15.

A panel of Supreme Court justices said the newest map adopted by lawmakers can’t be used. They ordered that the Louisiana Legislature pass a new map by June 3 or they will construct one themselves.

Murrill and Gov. Jeff Landry wish to keep the new maps for this year’s election. Landry signed a bill that created a second Black-majority Congressional district in January. The new district would stretch from Baton Rouge to Shreveport.

Louisiana attorney general says Congressional map headed to Supreme Court

In a statement on Monday, Murrill said that the current map should be implemented, and if not, then the maps from the 2022 session should remain in place.

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