The Supreme Court ruled a Louisiana prisoner can't sue prison guards under federal religious-rights law after his dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off.
After a major Supreme Court decision, state voting rights acts and redistricting in Democratic-led states remain among the few tools left to protect minority voters.
A panel of federal judges is set to review Louisiana's new congressional map on June 17, 2026, in a case with stakes for the state's U.S. House delegation.
Louisiana's Republican legislature moved to dismantle one of two majority-Black congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the existing map.
President Trump announced the death of an Islamic State group leader following a joint military operation between US and Nigerian forces.
The Supreme Court turned down Virginia's attempt to restore a congressional map that could have shifted House seats toward Democrats.