Supreme Court denies appeal by Louisiana Black Lives Matter protest organizer


by WGNO

WGNO— The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeal by a Black Lives Matter activist, allowing the case against him to move forward in the lower courts.

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KLFY—Louisiana Legislature OKs new Supreme Court map with second Black-majority district. SB255 passed with 85 yeas and nine nays on Thursday, April 24. The bill says that the state should split into seven Supreme Court districts. Each district should have one justice elected from it.

Black Enterprise—Court Upholds Lawsuit Against Whole Foods Firing Employee For Black Lives Matter Mask. A U.S. court upholds a lawsuit filed against Whole Foods by a former employee claiming she was fired for wearing a Black Lives Matter Mask.