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Louisiana election delay sparks flurry of court action

The Supreme Court’s decision last week invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map has spawned a fast-moving set of court fights over the state’s ongoing primary, as Gov. Jeff Landry seeks to halt the ongoing primaries to draw a new congressional map. The Supreme Court ruled Louisiana should not have been forced to…

Roll Call

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century, authors say

The Guardian - US

Mifepristone Returns to the Shadow Docket

Drug makers seek interim relief after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocks FDA rule allowing mifepristone prescriptions via telemedicine. (With Update Below.)

Reason

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3-State Medicaid Slowdown: Why Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri Are Struggling With Renewals

A major strain on Medicaid systems is hitting three states at once, and millions of residents now feel the impact ripple through their healthcare coverage. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri have not paused renewals, but they are experiencing significant slowdowns that create confusion for families who rely on steady access to…

The Free Financial Advisor

Abortion Pills Can No Longer Be Sent by Mail as US Court Ruling Reinforces In-Person Pick-Up Only

A US federal appeals court has ruled against mail-order abortion pills, reinstating the requirement for in-person collection.

International Business Times

Abortion pill maker asks US supreme court to halt ban on mail-order access

Danco Laboratories files emergency appeal after lower court blocks telemedicine providers from prescribing

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court Eviscerates Voting Rights Act: 'Demolition' Completed

A 6–3 US Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v Callais has weakened a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, shaking the legal foundations of federal voting protections.

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Abortion Pills Can No Longer Be Sent by Mail as US Court Ruling Reinforces In-Person Pick-Up Only

A US federal appeals court has ruled against mail-order abortion pills, reinstating the requirement for in-person collection.

International Business Times UK

Another state sees surge in mystery drug tied to 41 deaths

The powerful synthetic opioid cychlorphine, first flagged by a DEA lab in 2024, has since been observed in cases across at least 13 U.S. states

The Independent UK

Texas man travels to Louisiana. He accidentally ends up at a restaurant in a ‘Sundown Town’ on the way back—and does something shocking: ‘$110 tip’

A Texas man took a trip to Louisiana to hit the casino. Then, on the way back, he realized that he accidentally stepped foot in a dangerous area.

The Mary Sue

US appeals court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs

Abortion rights supporters say ruling is most sweeping threat to access since supreme court overturned Roe in 2022

The Guardian - US

5th Circuit Panel Blocks 2023 Mifepristone Telemedicine Approval

This case will go to the Supreme Court very quickly.

Reason

Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office

Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat

The Independent UK

Voting rights groups sue to block Louisiana from suspending primary elections

State’s governor has ordered congressional primary halted until state can redraw districts and dilute Black vote

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Voter groups challenge order to postpone House primaries in Louisiana

A group of Louisiana voters and voting rights groups filed a state lawsuit Friday challenging Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive order to postpone the state’s May 16 primaries for the House. The lawsuit seeks to block Landry’s move, arguing in part it exceeds the governor’s authority to invoke emergency power to…

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Redistricting decision hamstrings potential congressional response

The Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act appears to hamper Congress from passing legislation to restore the law’s protections for minority voters when states draw new congressional districts, legal experts say. In the hours after Wednesday’s 6-3 decision invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,…

The Guardian - US

Conservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequality

In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting

Reason

Callais Right Away!

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Hillary Clinton Calls Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling "Overlooks Reality For a Self-Serving Right-Wing Fantasy"

Hillary Clinton accused the Supreme Court's conservative majority of demolishing what remained of the Voting Rights Act, warning that Republican-led states are already moving to redraw congressional maps in ways that could dilute Black voting power.

The Guardian - US

What is the US supreme court’s voting rights ruling about and will it affect midterms?

Rightwing justices in Louisiana v Callais led 6-3 vote to redraw congressional maps in blow to Voting Rights Act

Roll Call

Louisiana governor postpones House primaries after Supreme Court ruling

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday postponed his state’s May 16 primaries for the House, one day after the Supreme Court struck down the state’s congressional map as an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander.” “Allowing elections to proceed under an unconstitutional map would undermine the integrity of our system and violate the…

The Mary Sue

The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act and Louisiana’s Black voters are the first casualty

The Supreme Court just delivered a crushing blow to the Voting Rights Act, and Louisiana’s Black voters are feeling the impact first. According to The Guardian, in a 6-3 decision split along partisan lines, the court effectively dismantled Section 2 of the landmark 1965 law, the last stronghold preventing racial…

Axios

Louisiana halts House elections after Supreme Court map ruling

The delay gives the Legislature time to draw a new map, Gov. Landry says.

The Independent UK

Louisiana primaries suspended by governor after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

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Latin Times

Louisiana Faces Election Shake-Up After Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act

Louisiana has suspended its May congressional primaries after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's majority-Black congressional district, forcing officials to halt elections that were days away from early voting.

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