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ATLANTA — A trial challenging voting district maps in Georgia concluded Thursday with the state arguing that court intervention on behalf of Black voters isn’t needed, while the plaintiffs argued that Black voters are still fighting opposition from white voters and need federal help to get a fair shot. If U.S. District Judge Steve Jones […]
Media Contacts Ella Wiley, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) – media@naacpldf.org/212-965-2200Brad Wise, NewsPros – Reed Smith LLP – brad@newspros.com/925-588-4744Linda Yun, ArentFox Schiff – linda.yun@afslaw.com/312-258-4504Jackie Dilworth, The Arc – dilworth@thearc.org /202-617-3271Kerry-Ann Hamilton, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – inquiries@deltasigmatheta.org/301-265-5100Emaan England, Houston Area Urban League – eengland@haul.org/404-668-2329 [San Antonio, Texas] – Today, the United States District Court […]
Flags fly at half-mast over the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama on July 26, 2020. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/ Reuters. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. In blocking the newly drawn congressional map, the three-judge panel wrote that they are […]
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama’s new congressional map after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press September 5, 2023, 10:09 AM ET • 4 min read MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal judges said Tuesday […]
A racial gerrymandering lawsuit brought by Black critics of Michigan’s independent mapping commission is going to trial, endangering Democrats’ first stint controlling Lansing since the 1980s. The state must defend against claims that its redistricting commission violated federal law by drawing 2022 state House and Senate districts in a way that discriminated against Black voters, […]
TALLAHASSEE – Linking Jacksonville to Tallahassee in a congressional district has been the only way for almost a decade that Black voters there could be assured of electing a candidate of their choice, attorneys for . . .
Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press July 30, 2023, 12:57 PM ET • 3 min read MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Voting rights […]
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