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A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with a lower-court ruling that Louisiana’s latest congressional map very likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters, and ordered the state to finalize a new map by Jan. 15. The decision, issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
International Regulation Conference Puts the North West on the Map 1 November 2023 The North West is to become a world leader in regulatory technology with the establishment of a RegTech Supercluster. This week’s conference ‘Navigating the Future of Regulation’, took place in Atlantic Technological […]
Oct 26 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia lawmakers to draw a new congressional map for the 2024 election, ruling that the current Republican-backed plan illegally diluted Black votes in violation of the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Steve Jones gave legislators until Dec. 8 to enact a new map that includes […]
The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 19 (Reuters) – The . . .
A federal judge has struck down a new electoral map in Galveston county, Texas, in an excoriating ruling that berates the Republican commissioners for committing a “stark and jarring” violation of the Voting Rights Act. Judge Jeffrey Brown of the southern district of Texas found that the redistricting map adopted by
The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters . . .
(Photo: Shannon McGee / CC BY-SA 2.0) COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – The question of who represents South Carolinians on Capitol Hill will be before the U.S. Supreme Court next week. Justices are set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges the boundaries of the state’s Congressional map, claiming it discriminates against Black voters. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The question of who represents South Carolinians on Capitol Hill will be before the US Supreme Court next week. Justices are set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges the boundaries of the state’s Congressional map, claiming it discriminates against Black voters. Early last year at the State House, […]
Federal judges on Thursday selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate. The new map sets the stage for potentially flipping one U.S. House of Representatives seat from Republican to Democratic control and could lead to the election […]
A line of people wait outside the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., on Aug. 14 for a hearing to consider new congressional districts. Federal judges had ruled that the state’s 2022 district map diluted Black voters’ power. Kim Chandler/AP hide caption toggle caption Kim Chandler/AP A line of people wait outside the federal courthouse in […]