A federal appeals court issued a ruling on Friday temporarily halting the ability of abortion providers to prescribe pills using telemedicine and send them to patients by mail, blocking what has become a major avenue for women seeking abortions in recent years. The order comes in a case in which the state of Louisiana is…
Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana issued an executive order delaying House primary elections on Thursday, a day after the Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s congressional map unconstitutional. He also requested that the legislature reconvene and pass new congressional maps. All other Louisiana races, including a hotly contested Senate primary, will continue, with early voting set to…
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s electoral map was unconstitutionally drawn to create two Black-majority districts. The decision announced on Thursday represented a major reinterpretation of the landmark US Voting Rights Act, in particular, its provision meant to protect minority voters from having their political power diluted. It is set to benefit Republicans…
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday that energy companies facing lawsuits over environmental damage to Louisiana’s coast from oil and gas production can move the challenges from state courts into friendlier federal venues. The ruling is a significant victory for oil companies, led by Chevron and Exxon Mobil, in their legal battle with Louisiana state…
