Supreme Court ducks, leaving Louisiana redistricting stuck in uncertainty

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday backed away from a confrontation with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and its efforts to delay the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map ahead of the 2024 election.

The case has been widely watched, not just because it could produce an additional Democratic seat in the House, but because the Fifth Circuit's actions in the case were seen as a defiant challenge to the Supreme Court's authority.

On Thursday, however, the justices, without explanation or noted dissent, declined to block a highly unusual legal maneuver by the Fifth Circuit that could prevent the creation of a second majority Black district in time for the 2024 election.