The justices heard arguments in an appeal by state officials and advocacy groups of a lower court's 2024 ruling that found that the map delineating Louisiana's six U.S. House of Representatives ...

The state said the map was also designed to protect Republican incumbents who represent Louisiana districts, such as House Speaker Mike Johnson and No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise.

State officials and advocacy groups have appealed a lower court's ruling that found the map laying out Louisiana's six U.S. House of Representatives districts - with two Black-majority districts ...