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Full 5th Circuit court hears Galveston County’s defense of its 2021 redistricting plan | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 15 hours agoSupreme Court last year upheld Section 2 of the Act, which bans racial gerrymandering. The 5th U.S....
Despite filing appeal, Miami says it could still settle racial gerrymandering lawsuit
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe city of Miami still thinks it could reach a settlement with voting rights activists represented...
More Democrats here, more Republicans there: How Miami’s voting districts are changing
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA proposed new voting map that will go before the Miami City Commission on Thursday as part of a...
Miami commissioners not ready to accept new voting map in gerrymandering settlement
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCivil Liberties Union. The settlement required City Commission approval. Last month, U.S. District...
DA removes himself from assault on a female case with Henderson Republican officials
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHe's written award-winning stories on topics ranging from gerrymandering to police use of force. Got...
Galveston County voting rights case set to go before full 5th Circuit appellate court | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 2 days agoGalveston County argue the county’s 2021 political map is a racial gerrymander in violation of the...
The Major Supreme Court Cases of 2024
New York Times· 6 days agoNo Supreme Court term in recent memory has featured so many cases with the potential to transform American society. The consequential cases, with...
Fifth Circuit looks at racial impact in Galveston County voting maps
Courthouse News Service· 13 hours agoThe full bench of the New Orleans-based federal appeals court heard arguments from the county and...
City of Miami delays vote on gerrymandering settlement, could face consequences
WLRN Miami· 6 days agoAt Thursday’s public meeting, commissioners voted to defer a resolution that would’ve approved a settlement agreement with local voting rights groups in a contentious racial gerrymandering ...
Port: Wrigley is right to pursue challenge to the Voting Rights Act
The Fargo Forum· 7 days agoThe Voting Rights Act is broken. The court concluded that it was racial gerrymandering because North...