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June 26, 2023

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Here’s a quick look at today’s top legal news.

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SCOTUS tosses race-based dispute over Louisiana electoral map

REUTERS/Hannah McKay

The U.S. Supreme Court today dismissed a bid by a senior Republican state official to defend a map of Louisiana congressional districts that had been challenged by Black voters as discriminatory, sending the closely watched legal battle back to a lower court.

The justices dismissed the appeal by Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin of a federal judge’s decision that the map delineating Louisiana’s six U.S. House of Representatives districts drawn by the Republican-led state legislature likely discriminated unlawfully based on race.

Democrats have accused Republicans of exploiting state legislature majorities to draw electoral maps that dilute the clout of Black and other minority voters. Republicans have said the consideration of race in drawing electoral maps must be limited. Read more.

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After $1 American Airlines antitrust win, O’Melveny wants $139 million in legal fees

REUTERS/Mike Blake

Law firm O’Melveny & Myers has asked a Manhattan federal judge to award more than $139 million in legal fees to American Airlines after its $1 trial victory in a case accusing flight booking company Sabre of anticompetitive practices.

The amount O’Melveny is seeking pertains to more than a decade of litigation for then-client US Airways, which merged with American Airlines in 2013. Read more.

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