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(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay order on Wednesday in a Louisiana congressional redistricting case. The decision means the latest maps, which created two majority Black districts, will be used in the upcoming elections. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed the request with the court on May 10, with state officials saying that they don’t have enough time to draw new maps under a legal concept called the Purcell principle that requires courts to avoid changes to election rules close to an election. “The Secretary of State has consistently stated she needed a m…

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