Adrián Beltré is punching his ticket to Cooperstown as a 1st ballot inductee with more than 95% of the vote, making him the 19th-ever third baseman elected into the Hall of Fame.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a map that created a second majority-minority district in Louisiana was an unconstitutional use of race, making it harder for voters of color to challenge redistricting plans that dilute the political power of minority communities.